Pearl Franklyn Webster (July 8, 1889 – November 16, 1918), nicknamed "Specks", was an American baseball catcher and first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1914 to 1918 with several teams.[4]
| Pearl Webster | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher/First baseman | |
| Born: July 8, 1889 Wayland, Missouri | |
| Died: September 16, 1918 (aged 29) France | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1913, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1918, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Teams | |
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In 1918, while playing for the Hilldale Club, Webster was drafted into the Army in Class 1-A.[5]
He died of the Spanish flu pandemic while serving in the United States Army during World War I.[6]
Thirty-four years after his death, Webster received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Brooklyn Giants Win" The Washington Herald, Washington, DC, Thursday, May 8, 1913, Page 8, Column 3
- ^ "Palm Beach Weekly Review" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, February 19, 1916, Page 5, Columns 5 to 7
- ^ "Hilldale Again" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Sunday, June 30, 1918, Page 20, Column 2
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Santop, Williams and Tom Williams" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, July 17, 1918, Page 11, Column 3
- ^ Remembering the Royals: The pride of Brooklyn’s African-American baseball community Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- ^ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
External links edit
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Pearl Franklyn "Specks" Webster at Find a Grave
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