Dave Barnhill

American baseball player
Baseball player
Dave Barnhill
Pitcher
Born: (1914-10-30)October 30, 1914
Greenville, North Carolina, US
Died: January 8, 1983(1983-01-08) (aged 68)
Miami, Florida, US
Batted: Both[1]
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Zulu Giants
Last appearance
1949, for the New York Cubans
Teams
  • Zulu Giants (1937)
  • Ethiopian Clowns (1937–1940)
  • New York Cubans (1941–1949)

David Barnhill (October 30, 1914 – January 8, 1983)[2][a] was an American Negro league baseball pitcher. Barnhill played from 1937 to 1949, mostly with the New York Cubans.[2] He also played for the New York Giants in the minor leagues from 1949 to 1953, in the American Association and the Florida International League.

Notes

  1. ^ Whereas all sources seem to agree that Barnhill's birth took place in October 1914, the specific date is not so clear cut; the Florida Death Index cites October 10th.[3]

References

  1. ^ Low, Nat. "He May Be on Pirates After August Fourth". The New York Daily Worker. July 26, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved August 1, 2021. "A switch hitter, the Negro star really belts the ball when swinging from the right-hand side of the plate."
  2. ^ a b Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  3. ^ "David Barnhill: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998". FamilySearch.

Further reading

Barnhill with the New York Cubans in 1942
  • Riley, James A. (2014). Of Monarchs and Black Barons: Essays on Baseball's Negro Leagues. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp 170–174. ISBN 978-0-7864-6542-2.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
  • Negro League Baseball Players Association page
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New York Cubans 1947 Negro World Series champions
Mario Ariosa
Dave Barnhill
Lorenzo Cabrera
Cleveland Clark
Martin Crue
Eddie Daniels
Fernando Díaz
Rufino Díaz
Lino Donoso
Claro Duany
Silvio García
Pee Wee Jenkins
Lou Louden
Horacio Martínez
Minnie Miñoso
Barney Morris
Ray Noble
Pedro Pagés
Pat Scantlebury
Luis Tiant
Manager
José Fernández


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