Wyatt Turner
Wyatt Turner | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | January 5, 1909|
Died: September 19, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged 77)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1939, for the Homestead Grays | |
Last appearance | |
1939, for the Homestead Grays | |
Teams | |
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Wyatt James Turner (January 5, 1909 – September 19, 1986) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Turner played for the Homestead Grays in 1939 and served in the US Navy during World War II. He died in Pittsburgh in 1986 at age 77.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Wyatt Turner". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Wyatt Turner". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 1986 deaths
- Homestead Grays players
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Pittsburgh
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- African Americans in World War II
- Negro league baseball catcher stubs