Hurley McNair

Hurley McNair
Hurley McNair
	McNair at the 1924 Colored World Series
	Outfield / Pitcher / Umpire
	Born: October 28, 1888; Marshall, Texas, U.S.
	Died: December 2, 1948 (aged 60); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
debut
	1910, for the Minneapolis Keystones
Last appearance
	1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Teams
	Minneapolis Keystones (1910–1911) ; Chicago Giants (1911–1912); Kansas City Royal Giants (1912); Chicago Union Giants (1913–1914,1916) ; Chicago American Giants (1915–1916) ; Lost Island Lake Giants (1917); All Nations (1917); Detroit Stars (1919); Chicago Union Giants (1919); Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1927) ; Detroit Stars (1928); Gilkerson's Union Giants (1929–1931); Arkansas City, KS Beavers (1933); Kansas City Monarchs (1934); Cincinnati Tigers (1934-1937);

Hurley Allen McNair (October 28, 1888 - December 2, 1948) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues and the pre-Negro leagues.

At the age of 21, he was pitching for the Minneapolis Keystones.^[1] He left the Keystones halfway through the 1911 season and went to play for the Chicago Giants.

He played outfield^[9] and pitcher and played from 1911–1937, mostly playing for teams in Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri. After his playing career ended, he also umpired in the Negro American League, including one game of the 1942 Colored World Series.

McNair died in Kansas City, Missouri on December 2, 1948, at the age of 60. He is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

References

^ ^a ^b "19100904Freeman.pdf". Google Docs.
^ "1912 Kansas City Royal Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "19140530IndianapolisIN.pdf". Google Docs.
^ "19150703ChicagoIL.pdf". Google Docs.
^ "Locals Beat Giants - Chicago Colored Team Drops Two Games Here." Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, September 29, 1919
^ "Foster's Great American Giants Baseball Team Played a Stiff Game With the Monarchs of Kansas City" (PDF).
^ "19310719Oregonian.pdf". Google Docs.
^ ^a ^b "19340601WichitaKS.pdf". Google Docs.
^ ""Monarchs Open 1923 Season Tomorrow at Association Park" the Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, KS, Page 1 and 3" (PDF).

External links

Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Hurley McNair at SABR Bio Project

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[keystones1910-1] "19100904Freeman.pdf". Google Docs.

[2] "1912 Kansas City Royal Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.

[indianapolis-3] "19140530IndianapolisIN.pdf". Google Docs.

[roseland-4] "19150703ChicagoIL.pdf". Google Docs.

[marshalltown1919-5] "Locals Beat Giants - Chicago Colored Team Drops Two Games Here." Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, September 29, 1919

[6] "Foster's Great American Giants Baseball Team Played a Stiff Game With the Monarchs of Kansas City" (PDF).

[oregonian1931-7] "19310719Oregonian.pdf". Google Docs.

[wichita-8] "19340601WichitaKS.pdf". Google Docs.

[1923advocate-9] ""Monarchs Open 1923 Season Tomorrow at Association Park" the Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, KS, Page 1 and 3" (PDF).

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