Albert Elliott "Buster" Haywood (January 12, 1910 – April 19, 2000) was a Negro league baseball player and manager.[1] He played for the Clowns in both Indianapolis and Cincinnati, the Birmingham Black Barons, and the New York Cubans. He won Most Valuable Player of the 1941 Denver Post Tournament. He worked a player/manager of the Clowns and was Hank Aaron's first professional manager. He also managed the Memphis Red Sox in 1954.[2]
| Buster Haywood | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: January 12, 1910 Portsmouth, Virginia | |
| Died: April 19, 2000 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1954, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
| Teams | |
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References
edit- ^ Rebecca Alpert (June 7, 2011). "Albert Haywood". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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