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Fred Van Dyke

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Fred Van Dyke
Pitcher
Born: (1871-10-27)October 27, 1871
Vandalia, Michigan
Died: March 19, 1959(1959-03-19) (aged 87)
Centreville, Michigan
Negro league baseball debut
1895, for the Page Fence Giants
Last appearance
1895, for the Page Fence Giants
Teams

Fred Douglas Van Dyke (October 27, 1871 – March 19, 1959) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1890s.

A native of Vandalia, Michigan, Van Dyke played for the Page Fence Giants in 1895.[1] He later played for the Sam Folz Colored Giants of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1899.[2] Van Dyke died in Centreville, Michigan in 1959 at age 87.

References

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  1. ^ "Fred Van Dyke". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Keith Howard (2014). "Baseball in Kalamazoo: Black Teams - Early African American Baseball Teams (1870-1900)". kpl.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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  • Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads