Arthur Wesley Hardy Jr. (February 17, 1891 – September 1980) was an American
Negro league
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pitcher
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in the 1910s.
A native of
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...
, Hardy attended
Washburn University
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. He pitched for the
Kansas City Giants
The Kansas City Giants were a professional Negro leagues baseball team, based in Kansas City, Kansas. From 1909 to 1911, the Kansas City Giants played as a member of the Western Independent Clubs. The Kansas City Giants played home games at Riversi ...
in 1911, posting a 3–1 record and a 2.87 ERA over 31.1 innings. Hardy died in
Buffalo, New York
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in 1980 at age 89.
References
External links
*Baseball statistics and player information fro
Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Statsan
Seamheads
1891 births
1980 deaths
Kansas City Giants players
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