Ted Kimbro (September 8, 1895 – September 29, 1918) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1910s.
Ted Kimbro | |
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Infielder | |
Born: St. Louis, Missouri | September 8, 1895|
Died: September 29, 1918 Fort Dix, New Jersey | (aged 23)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1914, for the West Baden Sprudels | |
Last appearance | |
1918, for the Hilldale Club | |
Teams | |
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Early life and career
editA native of St. Louis, Missouri, Kimbro made his Negro leagues debut in 1914 for the West Baden Sprudels. He went on to play for the Louisville White Sox, St. Louis Giants, and Lincoln Giants, and finished his career in 1918 with the Hilldale Club.[1][2] Kimbro served in the US Army during World War I, and died in 1918 at age 23 at Camp Dix as a result of the flu pandemic.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Ted Kimbro". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ted Kimbro". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Gary Ashwill (June 11, 2020). "Black Baseball & the 1918 Pandemic". Agate Type. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ted Kimbro". baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Plaindealer staff (October 11, 1918). "Seen and Heard During the Week". The Topeka Plaindealer. p. 3
- Defender staff (August 9, 1919). "Hilldale Team Is Coming to Chicago". The Chicago Defender. p. 11
External links
edit- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads