Buster Haywood facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Buster Haywood |
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
| Born: January 12, 1910 Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Died: April 19, 2000 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California |
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| 1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
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| 1954, for the Memphis Red Sox | |||
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Albert Elliott "Buster" Haywood (January 12, 1910 – April 19, 2000) was a Negro league baseball player and manager. 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.
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