Joe Bankhead

Joe Bankhead
Pitcher
Born: (1926-09-08)September 8, 1926
Empire, Alabama, U.S.
Died: February 4, 1988(1988-02-04) (aged 61)
Empire, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1948, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last Negro leagues appearance
1948, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams

Joe Bankhead (September 8, 1926 – February 4, 1988) was an American baseball player, who played in the Negro leagues. Bankhead was born and died in Empire, Alabama. Bankhead was a pitcher and played for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.[1] He later signed with the Grand Rapids Jets of the Central League.[2]

His brothers Sam, Fred, and Garnett all also played in the Negro Leagues, and his brother Dan was the first black pitcher in Major League Baseball.[3]

  1. ^ Powell, Larry (2009). Black Barons of Birmingham. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9780786454808. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black baseball's national showcase : the East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 317. ISBN 9780803280007. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Bankheads of Empire". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kansas State University College of Education. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2015.