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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Daniel Robert Bankhead 3 May 1920 Empire, AL
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Died |
2 May 1976 (aged 55) Houston, TX
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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