Connie Rector
| Connie Rector | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: 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 | |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "Connie Rector". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Connie Rector at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
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- 1892 births
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- Hilldale Club players
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- New York Lincoln Giants players
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