Harry Kincannon
| Harry Kincannon | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 26, 1909 Northfork, West Virginia | |
| Died: October 21, 1965 (aged 56) Beckley, West Virginia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1931, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1939, for the Toledo Crawfords | |
| Teams | |
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Harry Kincannon (July 26, 1909 – October 21, 1965), nicknamed "Tin Can", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s.
A native of Northfork, West Virginia, Kincannon made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the Pittsburgh Crawfords. He played his first six seasons with Pittsburgh, and was selected to represent the club at the 1934 East–West All-Star Game. Kincannon went on to play for the New York Black Yankees and Washington Black Senators, then finished his career in 1939 by returning to the Crawfords, who had since moved to Toledo.[1][2] He died in Beckley, West Virginia in 1965 at age 56.
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Kincannon". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Harry Kincannon". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1909 births
- 1965 deaths
- New York Black Yankees players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Toledo Crawfords players
- Washington Black Senators players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from West Virginia
- People from Northfork, West Virginia
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
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