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Connie Rector

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Connie Rector
Pitcher
Born: (1892-06-15)June 15, 1892
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Died: May, 1963
New York, New York
Negro league baseball debut
1920, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
1944, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

Cornelius Rector (June 15, 1892 – May, 1963), nicknamed "Broadway", was an American Negro league pitcher from the 1920s to the 1940s.

A native of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Rector began playing professionally in local leagues in 1910.[1] As a member of the Hilldale Club, he pitched against Babe Ruth in a 1920 exhibition,[1] and continued to pitch effectively into his early fifties, finishing his 34-year playing career with the New York Black Yankees in 1944. Rector died in New York, New York in 1963 at age 70.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Connie Rector". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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