Frank Stephens (baseball)

Frank Stephens
Frank Stephens
	Pitcher
	Born: September 27, 1897; Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania
	Died: March, 1991 (aged 95); York, Pennsylvania
	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1929, for the Bacharach Giants
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1921); Toledo Tigers (1923); Chicago American Giants (1925); Birmingham Black Barons (1925); Indianapolis ABCs (1925–1926); Cleveland Hornets (1927); St. Louis Stars (1927); Cleveland Tigers (1928); Bacharach Giants (1929);

John Samuel Stephens (September 27, 1897 – March, 1991), nicknamed "Frank", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

A native of Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania, Stephens was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Jake Stephens.[1] Older brother Frank made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and went on to play with several other clubs through 1929.[2] Stephens died in York, Pennsylvania in 1991 at age 93.

References

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

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