Bill Harvey (baseball)

Bill Harvey
Bill Harvey
	Pitcher
	Born: March 23, 1908; Clarksdale, Mississippi
	Died: March 3, 1989 (aged 80); Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1931, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
	1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
	Memphis Red Sox (1931–1934); Cleveland Giants (1933); Columbus Blue Birds (1933); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933, 1935–1938); Toledo Crawfords (1939); Baltimore Elite Giants (1939, 1942–1946);

David William Harvey (March 23, 1908 – March 3, 1989) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Harvey made his Negro leagues debut with the Memphis Red Sox in 1931. He went on to play for several other teams, with his longest stints coming with the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Baltimore Elite Giants.[1] Harvey tossed a scoreless inning in the 1943 East–West All-Star Game,[2] and served in the United States Army during World War II.[3] He died in Baltimore, Maryland in 1989 at age 80.

References

"Bill Harvey". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Bill Harvey B-R Bullpen". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
Bill Harvey at Baseball-Reference Bullpen

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