| Willie Pope | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | December 14, 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Death Place: | O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1946 |
| Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Crawfords |
| Finalyear: | 1948 |
| Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
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William Robert Pope (December 14, 1918 - June 10, 2010), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays between 1946 and 1948.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Pope was the brother of major leaguer Dave Pope, and served in the US Army during World War II.[1] After one year with Pittsburgh, he joined the Homestead Grays. Pope tossed a no-hitter for the Grays in 1947 against the New York Cubans, and was a member of the Grays' 1948 Negro World Series championship club, recording a key triple during the series against the Birmingham Black Barons.[2]
Pope died in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania in 2010 at age 91.
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