William Robert Pope (December 14, 1918 – June 10, 2010), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays between 1946 and 1948.
| Willie Pope | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 14, 1918 Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Died: June 10, 2010 (aged 91) O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Pope was the brother of major leaguer Dave Pope, and served in the US Army during World War II.[1] After one year with Pittsburgh, he joined the Homestead Grays. Pope tossed a no-hitter for the Grays in 1947 against the New York Cubans, and was a member of the Grays' 1948 Negro World Series championship club, recording a key triple during the series against the Birmingham Black Barons.[2]
Pope died in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania in 2010 at age 91.
References
edit- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "William Pope". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- William Pope at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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