Cecil Kaiser
| Cecil Kaiser | |
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| Pitcher, Outfielder, First baseman | |
| Born: June 27, 1916 New York City, New York, U. S. | |
| Died: February 14, 2011 (aged 94) Southfield, Michigan, U. S. | |
Threw: Left | |
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Cecil Kaiser (June 27, 1916[1] – February 14, 2011) was a Negro league baseball pitcher, outfielder, and first baseman.
In the course of his career Kaiser played for the Detroit Stars, the Motor City Giants, the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords and on various Latin American and Canadian teams. With the Homestead Grays he played with great players such as hall of famers Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell.
He started his career as a 5-foot-6, 165-pound outfielder. He eventually became a left-handed pitcher after his team suffered a series of injuries. He was known as a strikeout pitcher with a good fastball and an assortment of off-speed pitches. He was nicknamed the "Minute Man" as it took him about one minute to strike out batters and as the "Aspirin Tablet Man" for throwing pitches that resembled aspirin tablets. During perhaps his best season, the winter ball season of 1949-1950, he posted a league-leading 1.68 ERA in the Puerto Rican League.[2]
Kaiser died after a fall at his home in Southfield, Michigan.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cecil Kaiser: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Obituary: Cecil Kaiser". Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Former Negro Leaguers star Kaiser dies at 94". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- SABR bio
- 1916 births
- 2011 deaths
- Sportspeople from Southfield, Michigan
- Baseball players from Oakland County, Michigan
- Detroit Stars players
- Homestead Grays players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Accidental deaths in Michigan
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- Tampa Smokers players
- Farnham Pirates players
- Tuneros de San Luis Potosí players