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Allen Bryant

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Allen Bryant
Pitcher
Born: (1918-03-29)March 29, 1918
Chicago, Illinois
Died: March 22, 1992(1992-03-22) (aged 73)
Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1946, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

Allen Bryant Jr. (March 29, 1918 – March 22, 1992), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher who played between 1937 and 1946.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Bryant attended Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] He made his Negro league debut in 1937 for the Memphis Red Sox, and went on to play for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1940 and 1941.

Bryant served as a sergeant in the US Army in World War II.[2] After returning from his service, he again twirled for both Memphis and Kansas City in 1946, and later played minor league baseball in Canada.[3] Bryant died in Kansas City in 1992 at age 73.

References

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  1. ^ "Allen Bryant". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Allen 'Lefty' Bryant". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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