Burlin White

American baseball player and manager (1895-1971)

Baseball player
Burlin White
Catcher/Manager
Born: (1895-02-05)February 5, 1895
Richmond, Virginia
Died: April 5, 1971(1971-04-05) (aged 76)
Bedford, Massachusetts
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1915, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
1933, for the Pollock's Cuban Stars
Teams
  • West Baden Sprudels (1915) [1]
  • Chicago American Giants (1916–1917)
  • Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1917, 1923)
  • Philadelphia Hilldale Club (1919)
  • Madison Stars (1920)
  • New York Lincoln Giants (1920–1921, 1925)
  • Harrisburg Giants (1923)
  • Philadelphia Giants (1925–1928)
  • Wilmington Giants (1930)
  • Pollock's Cuban Stars (1933)

Burlin White (February 5, 1895 – April 5, 1971) was an American baseball catcher and manager in the Negro leagues. He played from 1915 to 1933 with several teams. He later managed the Philadelphia Giants/Boston Royal Giants.[2]

References

  1. ^ "West Baden Team Offers Strongest Lineup for Locals" Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram, Thursday, August 19, 1915, Page 6, Column 4
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

  • Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)


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