Alfred Saylor
Alfred Harrison Saylor (December 31, 1911 – April 8, 1955), nicknamed "Greyhound", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons in the 1940s.
| Alfred Saylor | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: December 31, 1911 Blytheville, Arkansas | |||
| Died: April 8, 1955 (aged 43) Cleveland, Ohio | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1943, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
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A native of Blytheville, Arkansas, Saylor was on the mound for the Black Barons' Game 1 and Game 5 victories in the 1943 Negro World Series, but took the loss in the deciding Game 8.[1] He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1955 at age 43.
References
- "Alfred Saylor". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Alfred Saylor at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
- Alfred Saylor at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
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