Fred Bankhead
Second baseman
Born: (1912-11-22)November 22, 1912
Sulligent, Alabama
Died: December 17, 1972(1972-12-17) (aged 60)
Memphis, Tennessee
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1948, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

Fred Bankhead (November 22, 1912 – December 17, 1972) was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Sulligent, Alabama, Bankhead's brothers Sam, Joe, and Garnett all also played in the Negro leagues, and his brother Dan played Major League Baseball. Bankhead joined the Negro leagues in 1936.[1][2] He made his debut playing as a reserve infielder for the Birmingham Black Barons.[2] He played second base for the Memphis Red Sox from 1938 to 1947.[3]

Bankhead received 490,000 votes for third place in the 1939 East-West All Star Game.[4] In 1942, Bankhead was again selected to the East-West All Star Game.[5]

Personal life

Bankhead was born in Sulligent to Garnett and Eva Bankhead in 1912. He was the second oldest of 7 children, having an older brother, Sam, and younger siblings; Robert, Mildred, Frances, Calvin, and Garnett.[6][7]

In 1938, he moved to Memphis with his wife, Emma, to play for the Red Sox.[8] In the early 1940s, Bankhead visited Puerto Rico a number of times.[9][10][11]

He died in Memphis, Tennessee in 1972 at age 60.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Diamond Cuts: The Bankheads of Empire". k-state.edu. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 Black Barons of Birmingham: The South's Greatest Negro League Team and Its Players, by Larry Powell, published McFarland, (June 13, 2009), ISBN 978-0786438068
  3. ↑ Watkins, C.; Gauthreaux, J. (2012). Baseball in Memphis. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-4223-8. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Lester, L. (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-8000-7. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  5. ↑ Watkins, C.; Gauthreaux, J. (2012). Baseball in Memphis. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-4223-8. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  6. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 16, Walker, Alabama; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2339788
  7. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Jasper, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T625_44; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 115
  8. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03961; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 98-48
  9. ↑ The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At San Juan, Puerto Rico, 10/07/1901 - 06/30/1948; NAI Number: A3533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
  10. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico; NAI Number: 3249873; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A4106; NARA Roll Number: 50
  11. ↑ Year: 1941; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 10; Page Number: 29
  12. ↑ Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  13. ↑ Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File


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