Pat Patterson (infielder, born 1911)
Pat Patterson | |
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Infielder | |
Born: East Chicago, Indiana | December 19, 1911|
Died: May 16, 1984 Houston, Texas | (aged 72)|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Newark Eagles | |
Teams | |
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Andrew Lawrence Patterson (December 19, 1911 – May 16, 1984) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of East Chicago, Indiana, Patterson attended Washington High School and Wiley College, where he starred in football and baseball.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Cleveland Red Sox, and was selected to play in that season's East–West All-Star Game.[2] After serving in the military in World War II, Patterson returned to baseball and played for the 1946 Negro World Series champion Newark Eagles.[citation needed]
Following his baseball career, Patterson was a high school teacher, coach, athletic director, and superintendent of schools in Houston, Texas.[citation needed] He died in Houston in 1984 at age 72.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pat Patterson". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 429. ISBN 9780803280007.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- 1911 births
- 1984 deaths
- American military personnel of World War II
- Baseball players from Lake County, Indiana
- Cleveland Red Sox players
- Homestead Grays players
- Kansas City Monarchs players
- Military personnel from Indiana
- Newark Eagles players
- People from East Chicago, Indiana
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- African Americans in World War II
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
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