Pop Turner

Pop Turner
Pop Turner
	Infielder
	Born: September 11, 1901; Brooklyn, New York
	Died: February 3, 1970 (aged 68); Durham, North Carolina
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Lincoln Giants
Last appearance
	1932, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
	Lincoln Giants (1921); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1921–1927); Hilldale Club (1927); Bacharach Giants (1927); Homestead Grays (1929); Birmingham Black Barons (1930); Chicago American Giants (1930); Cleveland Cubs (1931); Chicago American Giants (1932);

Elbert Carter Turner (September 11, 1901 – February 3, 1970), nicknamed "Cool" and "Pop", was an American Negro league infielder and umpire, and a college baseball coach at North Carolina College.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Turner attended West Virginia State University, and was the school's starting quarterback. He began his Negro leagues career in 1921 while still in college, using the aliases "J.H. Wagner" and "Bert Wagner" to protect his amateur status. Turner played in the 1927 Colored World Series for the Bacharach Giants.^[1] Following his playing career, he went on to umpire in the Negro National League, and was head coach at North Carolina College.^[2]^[3] Turner died in Durham, North Carolina in 1970 at age 68.

References

^ "1927 Season Negro League World Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Cool Turner". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Pop Turner". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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