Tom Parker (baseball)
Appearance
Tom Parker, Jr. | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Alexandria, Louisiana | February 12, 1912|
Died: October 14, 1964 Rapides Parish, Louisiana | (aged 52)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1931, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Homestead Grays | |
Teams | |
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Thomas "Big Train" Parker, Jr. (February 12, 1912 – October 14, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1931 to 1948 with several teams, playing mostly with the Homestead Grays.[1] After serving in the U. S. Army during World War II, Parker briefly returned to professional baseball, but returned home to Louisiana. He died in 1964 and is buried in Plot E, Grave 3664 in the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.[2]
References
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3212237
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)