Joe Fillmore
Appearance
Joe Fillmore | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Victoria, Texas | March 14, 1914|
Died: September 20, 1992 Los Angeles, California | (aged 78)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1941, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Teams | |
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Joe Alexander Fillmore (March 14, 1914 – September 20, 1992), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Philadelphia Stars.
A native of Victoria, Texas, Fillmore made his Negro leagues debut for the Philadelphia Stars in 1941. He served in the United States Army in World War II.[1] He was an ace pitcher for the integrated March Field Flyers in Riverside, California[2] After his service, Fillmore returned to the Stars for the 1945 and 1946 seasons, then played in the Mexican League in 1947.[3] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1992 at age 78.
References
[edit]- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ McCormick, Ruth (October 2022). "Joe Filmore and the March Field Flyers Baseball Team, 1943–1945". Riverside During World War II. Riverside, CA: Riverside Historical Society. pp. 196–202. ISBN 979-8849200880.
- ^ "Joe Fillmore". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Joe Fillmore at Negro League Baseball Players Association
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1992 deaths
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Victoria, Texas
- Baseball players from Los Angeles
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- African Americans in World War II
- Algodoneros de Unión Laguna players
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Angeles de Puebla players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Gallos de Santa Rosa players
- Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo players
- African-American United States Army personnel
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs