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Norman Triplett (baseball)

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Norman Triplett
Outfielder
Born: (1892-10-18)October 18, 1892
La Mott, Pennsylvania
Died: October 20, 1918(1918-10-20) (aged 26)
France
Negro league baseball debut
1917, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
1917, for the Hilldale Club
Teams

Norman Triplett (October 18, 1892 – October 20, 1918) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1910s.

A native of La Mott, Pennsylvania, Triplett played for the Hilldale Club in 1917. In two recorded games, he posted two hits with an RBI in eight plate appearances.[1][2] Triplett died of pneumonia in 1918 at age 26 while serving in the US Army in France during World War I.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Norman Triplett". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Norman Triplett". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Norman Triplett". baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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