Frank Stevens (baseball)
Appearance
Frank Stevens | |
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Pitcher / Outfielder | |
Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1923, for the Toledo Tigers | |
Last appearance | |
1931, for the Cuban House of David | |
Teams | |
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Frank "Lefty" Stevens was an American pitcher and outfielder who played for several Negro league baseball teams throughout the 1920s and early 1930s.[1]
Career
[edit]Stevens began his career with the Toledo Tigers of the Negro National League in 1923.[1] He joined the Chicago American Giants in 1925 as both a pitcher and outfielder.[2] He started the team's first game of the year in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blues.[3] By 1927, he joined the St. Louis Stars, but he was released before the start of the 1928 season and signed with the Cleveland Tigers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Frank Stevens statistics at Seamheads". Seamheads. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Monarchs, and Sox in Big Trade". Pittsburgh Courier. March 14, 1925. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A.M. Giants Play Like Champions And Win 5-3". Pittsburgh Courier. April 18, 1925. p. 12. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cleveland Tigers Return Home After Disastrous Trip". Pittsburgh Courier. May 26, 1928. p. 18. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- Bacharach Giants players
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Chicago American Giants players
- Cleveland Hornets players
- Cuban House of David players
- Cleveland Tigers (baseball) players
- Indianapolis ABCs players
- St. Louis Stars (baseball) players
- Toledo Tigers players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Baseball pitchers
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs