Bert Wakefield
| Bert Wakefield | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: May 1870 Troy, Kansas | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| debut | |
| 1899, for the Chicago Unions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1900, for the Chicago Union Giants | |
| Teams | |
Burgess "Bert" Wakefield (May 1870 - death date unknown) was a Negro leagues first baseman and for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
He played for Frank Leland's traveling Chicago Unions for at least two years.[2] There he played with Home Run Johnson, Bill Holland, and Harry Hyde.
References
- ^ "Unions Win Again" Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, Minnesota, September 17, 1900, Page 6, Column 3
- ^ "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Seamheads
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