Bertrum "Nate" Hunter (October 20, 1910 – April 25, 1948) was an American

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in the

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. He played professionally from 1931 to 1936 with several teams. He pitched for the East in the inaugural

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in 1933. Hunter played in

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, after his negro league career, until 1944.

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