Bert Wakefield
Bert Wakefield | |
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First baseman | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
debut | |
1899, for the Chicago Unions | |
Last appearance | |
1900, for the Chicago Union Giants | |
Teams | |
Bert Wakefield (birthdate unknown) was a Negro leagues first baseman and for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
He played for Frank Leland's traveling Chicago Unions for at least two years.[2] There he played with Home Run Johnson, Bill Holland, and Harry Hyde.
References[]
- ^ "Unions Win Again" Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, Minnesota, September 17, 1900, Page 6, Column 3
- ^ "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
Categories:
- Chicago Unions players