Sug Cornelius

Sug Cornelius
Sug Cornelius
	Pitcher
	Born: September 3, 1906; Atlanta, Georgia
	Died: October 30, 1989 (aged 83); Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
	1929, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1946, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
	Nashville Elite Giants (1929); Memphis Red Sox (1929–1931); Birmingham Black Barons (1930, 1943); Chicago American Giants (1933–1939, 1941–1943, 1945–1946); Kansas City Monarchs (1937); Cleveland Buckeyes (1942);

William McKinley "Sug" Cornelius (September 3, 1906 –October 30, 1989) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1946 with several teams, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. He played in several East-West All-Star Games.[1]

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

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

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