Fred Bankhead

Fred Bankhead (November 22, 1912 – December 17, 1972) was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1930s and 1940s.

Fred Bankhead
Second baseman
Born: (1912-11-22)November 22, 1912
Sulligent, Alabama
Died: December 17, 1972(1972-12-17) (aged 60)
Memphis, Tennessee
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1948, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

A native of Sulligent, Alabama, Bankhead's brothers Sam, Joe, and Garnett all also played in the Negro leagues, and his brother Dan played Major League Baseball. Bankhead joined the Negro leagues in 1936.[1][2] He made his debut playing as a reserve infielder for the Birmingham Black Barons.[2] He played second base for the Memphis Red Sox from 1938 to 1947.[3]

Bankhead received 490,000 votes for third place in the 1939 East-West All Star Game.[4] In 1942, Bankhead was again selected to the East-West All Star Game.[5] He died in Memphis, Tennessee in 1972 at age 60.

See also

 United States portal

References
  1. "Diamond Cuts: The Bankheads of Empire". k-state.edu. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. Black Barons of Birmingham: The South's Greatest Negro League Team and Its Players, by Larry Powell, published McFarland, (June 13, 2009), ISBN 978-0786438068
  3. Watkins, C.; Gauthreaux, J. (2012). Baseball in Memphis. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-4223-8. Retrieved 27 April 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Lester, L. (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-8000-7. Retrieved 2015-04-27.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Watkins, C.; Gauthreaux, J. (2012). Baseball in Memphis. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-4223-8. Retrieved 2015-04-27.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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