Frank E. Bradley (February 3, 1918 – December 2, 2002) was an American

Negro league The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

between 1937 and 1942. A native of

Benton, Louisiana Benton is a town in, and the parish seat of, Bossier Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,048 in 2020. The town is named for 19th century U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a Democrat from Missouri and an ally of U.S. Pre ...

, Bradley made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the

Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 19 ...

. He played six seasons with Kansas City through 1942. Bradley died in Benton in 2002 at age 84. In some sources, his career is combined with that of

Provine Bradley Provine Bradley (October 22, 1907 – December 31, 1986) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played with the Cincinnati Tigers in 1937 and the Memphis Red Sox The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro league baseball team ...

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