Buck Ewing (Negro leagues)

Buck Ewing
Buck Ewing
	Catcher
	Born: January 31, 1903; Massillon, Ohio
	Died: September 1, 1979 (aged 76); Schenectady, New York
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1920, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1930, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1920); Columbus Buckeyes (1921); Cleveland Tate Stars (1921); Homestead Grays (1928–1930);

William Monroe Ewing (January 31, 1903 – September 1, 1979), nicknamed "Buck", was an American Negro league catcher between 1920 and 1930.

A native of Massillon, Ohio, Ewing made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the Chicago American Giants. He went on to play for the Columbus Buckeyes and Cleveland Tate Stars, and finished his career with a three-year stint with the Homestead Grays from 1928 to 1930.[1][2] Ewing died in Schenectady, New York in 1979 at age 76. The Central Park baseball field was renamed in his honor. He and his wife Inez are buried in Park View Cemetery, Schenectady ,N.Y.

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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