Sam Bankhead facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sam Bankhead
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1910-09-18)September 18, 1910 Sulligent, Alabama
Died: July 24, 1976(1976-07-24) (aged 65) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1931, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1951, for the Farnham Pirates
Negro league statistics
Batting average	.289
Home runs	8
Runs scored	231
Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1931–1932) Louisville Black Caps (1932) Nashville Elite Giants (1932–1934) Kansas City Monarchs (1934) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1935–1938) Homestead Grays (1939, 1942–1948) Monterrey Industriales (1940–1941) Farnham Pirates (1951)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star

Samuel Howard Bankhead (September 18, 1910 – July 24, 1976) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played from 1931 to 1951. He also played for the Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo along with Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson. In 1951, he became the first black coach in Minor League Baseball when he was a player-manager for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League. He played in several East-West all-star games from 1933 to 1946.

At age 26, Bankhead married Helen M. Hall on 25 February 1937 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He died in Allegheny in July 1976.

His brothers Joe, Fred, and Garnett all also played in the Negro leagues, and his brother Dan played Major League Baseball.