Walter Ball (baseball)

Walter Ball
Walter Ball
	Walter Ball, 1909
	Spitball Pitcher
	Born: September 12, 1878; Detroit, Michigan
	Died: December 16, 1946 (aged 68); Chicago, Illinois
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Young's Cyclones (1893); Osceola, Iowa (1898); Grand Forks, North Dakota (1899–1900); Lakota, North Dakota (1901); York, North Dakota (1901); St. Cloud, Minnesota (1902); Chicago Union Giants (1903, 1905–1912) ; Cuban X-Giants (1904); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1905); Quaker Giants (1906); St. Paul Colored Gophers (1907); Club Fé (1908-1911); Leland Giants (1909); Chicago Giants (1917-1921); St. Louis Giants (1912) ; Brooklyn Royal Giants (1913); Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913); New York Lincoln Giants (1914); New York Lincoln Stars (1914);

George Walter Ball (September 12, 1878 – December 15, 1946) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. Born in Detroit, Michigan, from 1893 he played ten years as the only black player on minor white teams in Minnesota and North Dakota. For more than a decade beginning 1903, he played for major teams, mainly in the Chicago region. Sources say he was given the nickname "The Georgia Rabbit" and "Diamond."

^ "Three Straight From Giants" The Upper Des Moines Republican, Algona, IA, August 5, 1903, Page 5, Column 5
^ "Lelands Beat All-Stars" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1909, Page 7, Column 4
^ "Stars Drive Ball off Mound to Win" Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Monday, May 31, 1920, Page 17, Column 3
^ "St. Louis Loses to Guenthers" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, July 27, 1912

[1] "Three Straight From Giants" The Upper Des Moines Republican, Algona, IA, August 5, 1903, Page 5, Column 5

[freeman1909-2] "Lelands Beat All-Stars" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1909, Page 7, Column 4

[giants1920-3] "Stars Drive Ball off Mound to Win" Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Monday, May 31, 1920, Page 17, Column 3

[chicago1912-4] "St. Louis Loses to Guenthers" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, July 27, 1912

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Walter Ball
Walter Ball, 1909
Spitball Pitcher
Born: (1878-09-12)September 12, 1878 Detroit, Michigan
Died: December 16, 1946(1946-12-16) (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Young's Cyclones (1893) Osceola, Iowa (1898) Grand Forks, North Dakota (1899–1900) Lakota, North Dakota (1901) York, North Dakota (1901) St. Cloud, Minnesota (1902) Chicago Union Giants (1903, 1905–1912) ^[1] Cuban X-Giants (1904) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1905) Quaker Giants (1906) St. Paul Colored Gophers (1907) Club Fé (1908-1911) Leland Giants (1909)^[2] Chicago Giants (1917-1921)^[3] St. Louis Giants (1912) ^[4] Brooklyn Royal Giants (1913) Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913) New York Lincoln Giants (1914) New York Lincoln Stars (1914)