Burdell Young
| Burdell Young | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 3, 1897 Sylvania, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: October 24, 1935 (aged 38) | |
Batted: Left[1] Threw: Unknown | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1922, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1928, for the Lincoln Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Burdell Young (June 3, 1897 - October 24, 1935),[2] sometimes spelled "Berdell", and nicknamed "Pep", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s.
A native of Sylvania, Georgia, Young made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Bacharach Giants, and played with the club again in 1925. From 1925 to 1928, he played for the Lincoln Giants.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Courier staff (August 13, 1927). "Lincoln Giants Stars Who Will Appear Here Against Grays This Week". The Pittsburgh Courier . Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Burdell Young in the U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940". Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Burdell Young". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Berdell Young". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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