George Minor Jr. (April 21, 1919 – April 1973) was an American
Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
Early life and career
A native of
Henderson, Texas
Henderson is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas, in Northeast Texas. Its population was 13,271 at the 2020 census. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas.
The city has functioned as a major cro ...
, Minor made his Negro leagues debut in 1944 with the
Chicago American Giants
The Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team. From 1910 until the mid-1930s, the American Giants were the most dominant team in black baseball. Owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Fo ...
. He went on to play three seasons with the
Cleveland Buckeyes
The Cleveland Buckeyes were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1942 to 1950 in the Negro American League. The Buckeyes played in two Negro World Series, defeating the Washington Homestead Grays in 1945, and losing to the New York Cuba ...
.
Minor died in 1973 at age 53.
References
Further reading
* Fort Worth Star-Telegram (February 13, 1940)
"What He Got Wasn't Religion—It Was 30 Days" ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. p. 8
* Fort Worth Star-Telegram (November 14, 1941)
"He Stole Watches, So He Gets Time"''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. p. 8
* Journal-Herald staff (September 10, 1948)
"Buckeyes Nip Giants, 3-0" ''The Dayton Journal Herald''. p. 23
* Courier staff (March 26, 1949)
"Negro Teams Drilling, Seek Talent to Sell Majors" ''The Pittsburgh Courier''. p. 29
* Star-Telegram staff (February 27, 1959)
"Baseball Player Gets Sentence" ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. p. 8
* Star-Telegram staff (April 13, 1973)
"Former Resident's Funeral Tomorrow" ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. p. 84
External links
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Seamheads
1919 births
1973 deaths
Place of death missing
Date of death missing
Chicago American Giants players
Cleveland Buckeyes players
Baseball outfielders
Baseball players from Rusk County, Texas
People from Henderson, Texas
Baptists from Texas
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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