Hurley McNair facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hurley McNair
McNair at the 1924 Colored World Series
Outfield / Pitcher / Umpire
Born: (1888-10-28)October 28, 1888 Marshall, Texas
Died: December 2, 1948(1948-12-02) (aged 60) Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Both Threw: Right
debut
1910, for the Minneapolis Keystones
Last appearance
1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Teams
Minneapolis Keystones (1910–1911) Chicago Giants (1911–1912) Chicago Union Giants (1914) Kansas City Royal Giants (1912) Chicago American Giants (1915–1916) Chicago Union Giants (1916, 1919) All Nations (1917) Detroit Stars (1919) Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1927) Detroit Stars (1928) Gilkerson's Union Giants (1930–1931) Arkansas City, KS Beavers (1933) Kansas City Monarchs (1934) Cincinnati Tigers (1934-1937)

Hurley Allen McNair (October 28, 1888 - December 2, 1948) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues and the pre-Negro leagues.

At the age of 21, he was pitching for the Minneapolis Keystones. He left the Keystones halfway through the 1911 season and went to play for the Chicago Giants.

He played outfield and pitcher and played from 1911–1937, mostly playing for teams in Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri. After his playing career ended, he also umpired in the Negro American League, including one game of the 1942 Colored World Series.

McNair died in Kansas City, Missouri on December 2, 1948, at the age of 60. He is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.