Pat Patterson (Negro league infielder)
Pat Patterson | |
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Infielder | |
Born: East Chicago, Indiana | December 19, 1911|
Died: May 16, 1984 Houston, Texas | (aged 72)|
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Newark Eagles | |
Teams | |
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Andrew Lawrence Patterson (December 19, 1911 – May 16, 1984) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of East Chicago, Indiana, Patterson attended Washington High School and Wiley College, where he starred in football and baseball.[1][2] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Cleveland Red Sox, and was selected to play in that season's East–West All-Star Game.[2] After serving in the military in World War II, Patterson returned to baseball and played for the 1946 Negro World Series champion Newark Eagles.[2]
Following his baseball career, Patterson was a high school teacher, coach, athletic director, and superintendent of schools in Houston, Texas.[2] He died in Houston in 1984 at age 72.
References[]
- ^ "Pat Patterson". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Pat Patterson (Negro Leagues)". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Pat Patterson (Negro Leagues) at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1984 deaths
- Baseball players from Indiana
- Cleveland Red Sox players
- Homestead Grays players
- Kansas City Monarchs players
- Military personnel from Indiana
- Newark Eagles players
- People from East Chicago, Indiana
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- African Americans in World War II
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball infielders
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs