Goose Curry
American baseball player
Baseball player
Goose Curry | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1905-05-19)May 19, 1905 Mexia, Texas, U.S. | |
Died: March 30, 1974(1974-03-30) (aged 68) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1928, for the Cleveland Tigers | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
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Homer Curry (May 19, 1905 – March 30, 1974), nicknamed "Goose", was an American Negro league outfielder and manager from the 1920s to the 1940s.
A native of Mexia, Texas, Curry made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Cleveland Tigers. He went on to have a 20-year Negro league playing career,[1] and also managed the Memphis Red Sox and Philadelphia Stars.[2] Curry died in Memphis, Tennessee in 1974 at age 68.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Goose Curry managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
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