Dick Whitworth

Dick Whitworth
Dick Whitworth
	Pitcher
	Born: August 28, 1895; St. Louis, Missouri
	Died: March 1, 1966 (aged 70); St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1914, for the Chicago Union Giants
Last appearance
	1922, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
	Chicago Union Giants (1914–1916) [1]; Chicago American Giants (1915–1919); Hilldale Club (1920–1921); Chicago American Giants (1922);

Richard Henderson Whitworth (August 28, 1895 – March 1966) was an American pitcher[2] in baseball's Negro leagues and pre-Negro leagues.

1919 Chicago American Giants

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Whitworth played most of his career for Chicago teams the Chicago Union Giants and the Chicago American Giants.

Research shows Whitworth stood 6' 5", and weighed 215 pounds.

He died at the age of 70 in St. Louis, Missouri.

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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