Al Pinkston
| Al Pinkston | |
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| Born: October 22, 1917 Newbern, Alabama | |
| Died: March 18, 1981 (aged 63) Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1948, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Teams | |
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| Member of the Mexican | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1974 |
Alfred Charles Pinkston (October 22, 1917 – March 18, 1981) was an American Negro league and Mexican League baseball player.
Early life and career[]
A native of Newbern, Alabama, Pinkston played briefly for the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1948.[1][2] He played in the Provincial League in the early 1950s, and won the league's triple crown in 1952 for the St. Hyacinthe A's. Pinkston went on to play minor league baseball for such clubs as the Ottawa Athletics, Columbus Jets and Amarillo Gold Sox, and spent several years in the Mexican League into the mid-1960s. He was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, and died in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1981 at age 63.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Al Pinkston". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Al Pinkston". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Alfred 'Al' Pinkston". nlbpa.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Alfred Pinkston (B-R Bullpen)". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Forgotten Heroes: Alfred Pinkston" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Further reading[]
- Afro-American staff (April 9, 1955). "Long jump to majors fails to dim Pinkston's hopes; Thumbnail sketches on 5 Athletics". The Afro-American. p. 17
- Tribune staff (June 11, 1960). "Al Pinkston Sets Sight on Josh Gibson's Homer Record". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 12
- Heiling, Joe (July 7, 1960). "Looking 'Em Over: Al Pinkston's the Talk of Mexico". The Austin Statesman. p. A20
External links[]
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Alfred 'Al' Pinkston at Negro League Baseball Players Association
- Alfred Pinkston at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
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- 1917 births
- 1981 deaths
- Cleveland Buckeyes players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
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- Columbia Gems players
- Columbus Jets players
- Farnham Pirates players
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- Ottawa A's players
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- St. Hyacinthe A's players
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