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References
- ↑ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ↑ "All Nations and Union Giants Box Score" Des Moines, IA September 27, 1914
- ↑ "Beat Donaldson" Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, October 16, 1916
- ↑ "American Giants' Crack Pitcher Injured by Auto". Chicago Tribune . September 24, 1922. p. 22. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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| Dick Whitworth | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:August 28, 1895 St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Died: March 1, 1966 (aged 70) St. Louis, Missouri | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro leagues debut | |
| 1914, for the Chicago Union Giants | |
| Last Negro leagues appearance | |
| 1924, for the Chicago American Giants |