Dell Matthews

Dell Matthews
Dell Matthews
	Pitcher
	Born: February 27, 1880; Fox Lake, Wisconsin
	Died: December 10, 1938 (aged 58); Chicago, Illinois
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1904, for the Chicago Union Giants
Last appearance
	1905, for the Leland Giants
Teams
	Chicago Union Giants (1904); Leland Giants (1905);

Dell Richard Matthews (February 27, 1880 – December 10, 1938) was a Negro leagues pitcher for a few years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

He played for at least two years for Frank Leland and was playing for the team when they transitioned from the Chicago Union Giants into the Leland Giants.

References

^ "Like Picking Chicken Bone" Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Wednesday, August 17, 1904, Page 3, Columns 5 and 6
^ "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910

External links

Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
Adelbert Richard Matthews, History - Celebrating Black History, University of Wisconsin
UW Athletics Black History: baseball players Adelbert Matthews and Julian Ware, University of Wisconsin

[kalamazoo1904-1] "Like Picking Chicken Bone" Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Wednesday, August 17, 1904, Page 3, Columns 5 and 6

[leland1910-2] "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910

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