George Goodwin Fiall (born April 25, 1900 - April 12, 1936) was a Negro leagues infielder who played for several teams, most of the seasons for the Lincoln Giants and Harrisburg Giants.[1] He was also on the great basketball team, the New York Renaissance Five.[2][3]
| George Fiall | |
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| Infielder | |
| Born: April 25, 1900 Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Died: April 12, 1936 (aged 35) New York, New York | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
The younger brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Tom Fiall, Fiall died at the age of 35 in New York, New York from pneumonia. He is buried at the Beverly Hills Cemetery in Peekskill, New York.
References
edit- ^ a b "Harrisburg Takes Two From Chester Team" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Monday, July 28, 1924, Page 8, Column 1
- ^ Riley, Ed (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-7867-0065-3.
- ^ Desk, Sports; Call; Post (2010-02-11). "Black History Month: Globetrotters weren't first B-ballers from Harlem". cleveland. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads