sam bankhead
September 18, 1910 – July 24, 1976
sam bankhead
Samuel “Sammy” Howard Bankhead was an American professional baseball player, seeing time in the Negro Leagues, playing from 1931 to 1951. Bankhead also played for the Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo along with Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.
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Samuel Howard Bankhead was a professional American baseball player, playing in the Negro Leagues from 1931 to 1951.
His career also included playing time for the Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo along with Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.
In 1951, he became the first black coach in professional Minor League Baseball and preformed duties as a player/manager for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League.
He played in several East-West all-star games from 1933 to 1946. [5]
At age 26, Bankhead married Helen M. Hall on February 25, 1937, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He died in Pittsburgh on July 24, 1976. [7]
His brothers Joe, Fred, and Garnett all also played in the Negro Leagues, and his brother Dan played Major League Baseball.
On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared the Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League". [1]
Bankhead's statistics reflect his time in the Negro Leagues from 1931-1948.
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