Shin Norman

William Rufus "Shin" Norman
Pitcher
Born: (1886-03-03)March 3, 1886
Topeka, Kansas
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1908, for the Leland Giants
Last appearance
1913, for the Chicago Union Giants
Teams

William Rufus "Shin" Norman (born March 3, 1886) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

The 20-year-old Norman was pitching for Topeka Jack Johnson's Topeka Giants when the team toured Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas in 1906.[3] The tour included several games in Chicago, including one with the Leland Giants,[4] a team Norman would move to in the next season.[2]

He pitched for the Leland Giants,[2] the Chicago Union Giants,[5] and the Kansas City Giants.

  1. ^ "Scranton 4, Topeka Giants 3" Topeka Daily State Journal, Topeka, Kansas, Monday Evening, September 17, 1906, Page 2, Column 4
  2. ^ a b c "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  3. ^ "Topeka Giants Defeated Scranton" Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas, Sunday, September 9, 1906, Page 2, Column 2
  4. ^ "Black Champions of the West" Topeka Plaindealer, Topeka, Kansas, Friday, September 14, 1906, Page 3, Columns 6 and 7
  5. ^ "Union Giants Take Revenge on Triumphs" Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Monday, July 28, 1913, Page 5, Column 7