Nathaniel Hawthorne Pollard (January 24, 1915 – November 23, 1996) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1946 and 1950.
Nat Pollard | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Alabama City, Alabama | January 24, 1915|
Died: November 23, 1996 Dolomite, Alabama | (aged 81)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
Last appearance | |
1950, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
Teams | |
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A native of Alabama City, Alabama, Pollard served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Birmingham Black Barons, and played for the club through 1950.[2][3][4] Pollard died in Dolomite, Alabama in 1996 at age 81.
References
edit- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Nat Pollard". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Nat Pollard". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Jay Hurd. "Nat Pollard". Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Nat Pollard biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)