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Garnett Bankhead Jr. (June 27, 1928 – September 15, 1991)[1] was a former player in Negro league baseball.[2]

Garnett Bankhead
Pitcher
Born: (1928-06-27)June 27, 1928
Empire, Alabama
Died: September 15, 1991(1991-09-15) (aged 63)
Detroit, Michigan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1947, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1949, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
  • Memphis Red Sox (1947)
  • Homestead Grays (1949)

Bankhead played with the Memphis Red Sox and Homestead Grays.[3][4] In 1953, the played for the Drummondville Royals of the Provincial League.

His brothers Sam, Fred, Dan and Joe all also played in the Negro leagues, with Dan also playing in Major League Baseball.


References


  1. "Diamond Cuts: The Bankheads of Empire". k-state.edu. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. Moffi, Larry (December 2006). Crossing the Line. ISBN 0803283164. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  4. Lester, Larry; Miller, Sammy J. (2001). Black Baseball in Pittsburgh. ISBN 9780738505312. Retrieved 20 April 2015.



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