Albert Elliott "Buster" Haywood (January 12, 1910 – April 19, 2000) was a Negro league baseball player and manager.[1] He played for the Clowns in both Indianapolis and Cincinnati, the Birmingham Black Barons, and the New York Cubans. He won Most Valuable Player of the 1941 Denver Post Tournament. He worked a player/manager of the Clowns and was Hank Aaron's first professional manager. He also managed the Memphis Red Sox in 1954.[2]

Buster Haywood
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1910-01-12)January 12, 1910
Portsmouth, Virginia
Died: April 19, 2000(2000-04-19) (aged 90)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1954, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

References

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  1. ^ Rebecca Alpert (June 7, 2011). "Albert Haywood". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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