Shin Norman
| William Rufus "Shin" Norman | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: March 3, 1886 Topeka, Kansas | |||
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| debut | |||
| 1908, for the Leland Giants | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1913, for the Chicago Union Giants | |||
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William Rufus "Shin" Norman (born March 3, 1886) was a Negro Leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
The 20-year-old Norman was pitching for Topeka Jack Johnson's Topeka Giants when the team toured Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas in 1906.[3] The tour included several games in Chicago, including one with the Leland Giants,[4] a team Norman would move to in the next season.[2]
He pitched for the Leland Giants,[2] the Chicago Union Giants,[5] and the Kansas City Giants.
References
- ↑ "Scranton 4, Topeka Giants 3" Topeka Daily State Journal, Topeka, Kansas, Monday Evening, September 17, 1906, Page 2, Column 4
- 1 2 3 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- ↑ "Topeka Giants Defeated Scranton" Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas, Sunday, September 9, 1906, Page 2, Column 2
- ↑ "Black Champions of the West" Topeka Plaindealer, Topeka, Kansas, Friday, September 14, 1906, Page 3, Columns 6 and 7
- ↑ "Union Giants Take Revenge on Triumphs" Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Monday, July 28, 1913, Page 5, Column 7
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com
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