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Knowlington Ottoway "Buddy" Burbage (June 23, 1907 – August 30, 1989) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues.[1] He played from 1928 to 1943 with multiple clubs.

Buddy Burbage
Outfielder
Born: (1907-06-23)June 23, 1907 Salisbury, Maryland
Died: August 30, 1989(1989-08-30) (aged 82) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1928, for the Ewing's All-stars
Last appearance
1943, for the Philadelphia Stars
Career statistics
Batting average	.300
Hits	232
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	113
Stolen bases	19
Teams
Ewing's All-stars (1928) Baltimore Black Sox (1929, 1932) Hilldale Club (1930) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931, 1937) Baltimore Black Sox (1932) Bacharach Giants (1933) Newark Dodgers (1934) Homestead Grays (1934-1935) Washington Black Senators (1938) Philadelphia Stars (1940, 1943) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1940) New York Black Yankees (1941)
Career highlights and awards
Negro National League batting champion (1934)

His granddaughter, Tuleesha Burbage, lives in Philadelphia.

References

https://www.inquirer.com/news/tulleesha-burbage-knowlington-philadelphia-history-20210310.html

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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