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William Robert Pope (December 14, 1918 – June 10, 2010), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays between 1946 and 1948.

Willie Pope
Pitcher
Born: (1918-12-14)December 14, 1918
Birmingham, Alabama
Died: June 10, 2010(2010-06-10) (aged 91)
O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Last appearance
1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
  • Pittsburgh Crawfords (1946)
  • Homestead Grays (1947–1948)

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Pope was the brother of major leaguer Dave Pope, and served in the US Army during World War II.[1] After one year with Pittsburgh, he joined the Homestead Grays. Pope tossed a no-hitter for the Grays in 1947 against the New York Cubans, and was a member of the Grays' 1948 Negro World Series championship club, recording a key triple during the series against the Birmingham Black Barons.[2][3]

Pope died in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania in 2010 at age 91.


References


  1. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Willie Pope". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. "William Pope". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.



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