Willie Pope
William Robert Pope (December 14, 1918 – June 10, 2010), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays between 1946 and 1948.
| Willie Pope | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: December 14, 1918 Birmingham, Alabama | |||
| Died: June 10, 2010 (aged 91) O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1946, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1948, for the Homestead Grays | |||
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A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Pope was the brother of major leaguer Dave Pope, and served in the US Army during World War II.[1] After one year with Pittsburgh, he joined the Homestead Grays. Pope tossed a no-hitter for the Grays in 1947 against the New York Cubans, and was a member of the Grays' 1948 Negro World Series championship club, recording a key triple during the series against the Birmingham Black Barons.[2][3]
Pope died in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania in 2010 at age 91.
References
- "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Willie Pope". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "William Pope". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Willie Pope at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
- William Pope at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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