Willie Lee Patterson, Jr. (April 1, 1919 – August 20, 2004) was an American Negro league infielder and catcher in the 1940s and 1950s.
| Willie "Pat" Patterson | |
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| Infielder / Catcher | |
| Born: April 1, 1919 Americus, Georgia | |
| Died: August 20, 2004 (aged 85) Mobile, Alabama | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1955, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Americus, Georgia, Patterson began his Negro league career in 1946 with the Birmingham Black Barons, and was named to the 1952 and 1953 East–West All-Star Games.[1] After his baseball career, Patterson worked as a longshoreman in Mobile, Alabama until his retirement in 1981.[2] He died in Mobile in 2004 at age 85.
References
edit- ^ "Willie Patterson". baseballinlivingcolor.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "News-August 20, 2004". nlbpa.com. August 20, 2004. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
edit- Willie Patterson at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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