Dan Robert Bankhead

Dan Robert Bankhead

Born: 3 May 1920
Died: 2 May 1976
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Military Service
Branch: US MARINE CORPS
Rank: SERGEANT
Conflict: WORLD WAR II
Plot: B 2651
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Life Story

Daniel Robert Bankhead (May 3, 1920 – May 2, 1976) was the first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in Negro league baseball for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Memphis Red Sox from 1940 to 1947, then played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1951.

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BillionGraves.com record for Dan Robert Bankhead (3 May 1920 - 2 May 1976), BillionGraves Record Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, North America