Frank Russell (baseball)

Frank Russell
Frank Russell
	Infielder
	Born: May 8, 1921; Nashville, Tennessee
	Died: January, 1984; Nashville, Tennessee
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1943, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1948, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
	Baltimore Elite Giants (1943–1944, 1946, 1948);

Frank Russell (May 8, 1921 – January, 1984), nicknamed "Junior", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Russell made his Negro leagues debut in 1943 with the Baltimore Elite Giants.[1][2] He served in the United States Army during World War II.[3] After returning from his service, Russell rejoined the Elite Giants for the 1946 and 1948 seasons. He died in Nashville in 1984 at age 62.

References

"Frank Russell". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Frank Russell". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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