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Chester Buchanan

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Chester Buchanan
Pitcher
Born: (1907-08-10)August 10, 1907
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: August 8, 1964(1964-08-08) (aged 56)
New York, New York
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1935, for the Philadelphia Stars
Last appearance
1944, for the Philadelphia Stars
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Chester Floyd Buchanan Jr. (August 10, 1907 – August 8, 1964) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buchanan made his Negro leagues debut with the Philadelphia Stars. He played for the Bacharach Giants in 1936, but was back with the Stars for a five-year stretch from 1940 to 1944.[1][2] He served in the US Navy during World War II.[3] Buchanan died in New York, New York in 1964 at age 56.

References

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  1. ^ "Ches Buchanan". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Chester Buchanan". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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