Charles Pinkney
From SABR Encyclopedia
- See Charles Pinkney in the index for other people with this or a similar name.
| Charles Pinkney | |
| "Cupid" | |
| Height: | 5' 6" |
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| Weight: | 190 |
| Born: | 1888-12-4 |
| Died: | 1909-9-15 at Dayton, OH (US) |
| Interred: | Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland, OH (US) |
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| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Charles Pinkney | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography |
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In the second game of a double-header on September 14, 1909, he was struck in the head by a pitch by Casey Hageman. He died the next day.
Links in SABR publications
- Pinkney's biography in the SABR Baseball Biography Project can be found at The Baseball Biography Project written by Craig Lammers.
Sources
- Gorman, Robert. Death At The Ballparks. 2009.
- http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/09/charles_pinkneys_promising_car.html, retrieved on 2009-09-12.
- "A Final Pitch for a Promising Star". Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2009-09-12.
- "Death in the Ohio State League." The National Pastime, Volume 26, issue .
