Earl Gurley
Appearance
Earl Gurley | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Chattanooga, Tennessee | August 6, 1898|
Died: November 6, 1968 Buffalo, New York | (aged 70)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1922, for the St. Louis Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1932, for the Montgomery Grey Sox | |
Teams | |
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Earl C. Gurley (August 6, 1898 – November 6, 1968) was an American Negro league outfielder between 1922 and 1932.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Gurley attended Howard High School. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the St. Louis Stars, and went on to play for several teams, including the Chicago American Giants and Birmingham Black Barons. Gurley finished his career in 1932 with the Montgomery Grey Sox.[1][2] He died in Buffalo, New York in 1968 at age 70.
References
[edit]- ^ "Earl Gurley". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Earl Gurley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1968 deaths
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Chicago American Giants players
- Harrisburg Giants players
- Indianapolis ABCs players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- Montgomery Grey Sox players
- St. Louis Stars (baseball) players
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball outfielder stubs