Willie "Pat" Patterson | |
Position: | Infielder / Catcher |
Birth Date: | April 1, 1919 |
Birth Place: | Americus, Georgia |
Death Place: | Mobile, Alabama |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1946 |
Debutteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
Finalyear: | 1955 |
Finalteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
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Willie Lee Patterson, Jr. (April 1, 1919 - August 20, 2004) was an American Negro league infielder and catcher in the 1940s and 1950s.
A native of Americus, Georgia, Patterson began his Negro league career in 1946 with the Birmingham Black Barons, and was named to the 1952 and 1953 East–West All-Star Games.[1] After his baseball career, Patterson worked as a longshoreman in Mobile, Alabama until his retirement in 1981.[2] He died in Mobile in 2004 at age 85.