Frank Stevens (baseball)

Frank Stevens
Frank Stevens
	Pitcher / Outfielder
	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1923, for the Toledo Tigers
Last appearance
	1931, for the Cuban House of David
Teams
	Toledo Tigers (1923); Chicago American Giants (1925); Birmingham Black Barons (1925); Indianapolis ABCs (1925–1926); Cleveland Hornets (1927); St. Louis Stars (1927); Cleveland Tigers (1928); Bacharach Giants (1929); Cuban House of David (1931);

Frank "Lefty" Stevens was an American pitcher and outfielder who played for several Negro league baseball teams throughout the 1920s and early 1930s.^[1]

Career

Stevens began his career with the Toledo Tigers of the Negro National League in 1923.^[1] He joined the Chicago American Giants in 1925 as both a pitcher and outfielder.^[2] He started the team's first game of the year in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blues.^[3] By 1927, he joined the St. Louis Stars, but he was released before the start of the 1928 season and signed with the Cleveland Tigers.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Frank Stevens statistics at Seamheads". Seamheads. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
^ "Monarchs, and Sox in Big Trade". Pittsburgh Courier. March 14, 1925. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A.M. Giants Play Like Champions And Win 5-3". Pittsburgh Courier. April 18, 1925. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cleveland Tigers Return Home After Disastrous Trip". Pittsburgh Courier. May 26, 1928. p. 18. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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