Frank Forbes

Frank Lindsay Forbes
Frank Lindsay Forbes
	Infielder
	Born: March 30, 1891; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Died: April 19, 1983 (aged 92); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1913, for the Philadelphia Giants
Last appearance
	1919, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
Teams
	Philadelphia Giants (1913); New York Lincoln Stars (1914-1915); New York Lincoln Giants (1915-1916); Royal Poinciana Hotel (1915-1916); Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1917-1918); Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1919) ;

Frank Lindsay Forbes (March 30, 1891 – August 19, 1983) was a Negro league infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Nicknamed "Strangler" and sometimes appearing as "Joe" Forbes, he played for his hometown team Philadelphia Giants at the age of 22. He moved on to the Lincoln Stars and Lincoln Giants for a number of years before returning to Pennsylvania.

Forbes died at the age of 92 in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1983.

References

^ "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
^ "Hilldale Loses One" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday Morning, June 6, 1919, Page 4, Column 4

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)

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[lincoln1916-1] "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4

[lincoln1919-2] "Hilldale Loses One" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday Morning, June 6, 1919, Page 4, Column 4

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