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Bo Wallace (baseball)

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Bo Wallace
Catcher
Born: (1929-04-07)April 7, 1929
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Died: April 14, 2000(2000-04-14) (aged 71)
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1948, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1949, for the Houston Eagles
Teams

James Alfred Wallace (April 7, 1929 – April 14, 2000) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Newark/Houston Eagles in 1948 and 1949.[1] In 1950, he split time between the Ottawa Nationals of the Border League and the Bridgeport Bees in the Colonial League.[2]

Wallace served in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean War and lost part of his left hand in a grenade explosion, ending his baseball career.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Bo Wallace Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "James Wallace Baseball-Reference Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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