Hurley Allen McNair (October 28, 1888 - December 2, 1948) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues and the pre-Negro leagues.
| Hurley McNair | |
|---|---|
 McNair at the 1924 Colored World Series | |
| Outfield / Pitcher / Umpire | |
| Born: October 28, 1888 Marshall, Texas | |
| Died: December 2, 1948 (aged 60) Kansas City, Missouri | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1910, for the Minneapolis Keystones | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers | |
| Teams | |
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At the age of 21, he was pitching for the Minneapolis Keystones.[1] He left the Keystones halfway through the 1911 season and went to play for the Chicago Giants.
He played outfield[9] and pitcher and played from 1911–1937, mostly playing for teams in Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri. After his playing career ended, he also umpired in the Negro American League, including one game of the 1942 Colored World Series.
McNair died in Kansas City, Missouri on December 2, 1948, at the age of 60. He is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
References
edit- ^ a b "19100904Freeman.pdf". Google Docs.
- ^ "19140530IndianapolisIN.pdf". Google Docs.
- ^ "1912 Kansas City Royal Giants Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "19150703ChicagoIL.pdf". Google Docs.
- ^ "Locals Beat Giants - Chicago Colored Team Drops Two Games Here." Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, September 29, 1919
- ^ "Foster's Great American Giants Baseball Team Played a Stiff Game With the Monarchs of Kansas City" (PDF).
- ^ "19310719Oregonian.pdf". Google Docs.
- ^ a b "19340601WichitaKS.pdf". Google Docs.
- ^ ""Monarchs Open 1923 Season Tomorrow at Association Park" the Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, KS, Page 1 and 3" (PDF).
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Hurley McNair at SABR Bio Project
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