Bob Thurman
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Bob Thurman | |
Robert Burns Thurman | |
Bat/Throw: | L/L |
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Height: | 6' 1" |
Weight: | 205 |
Born: | 1917-5-14 at Kellyville, OK (US) |
Died: | 1998-10-31 at Wichita, KS (US) |
Interred: | Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita, KS (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Wichita, Kansas in 1952.
- Self-identified as African-American.
- Was the first African-American to play for the San Francisco Seals.
- Played with the Kansas City Monarchs for several years.
- Hit a home run over the left field fence, the longest blow at Rupert Stadium in 20 years in his first game with Newark in 1949.
- Hit three home runs over the center field stands in 1949 and only one person hit one over the barrier in the previous 50 years; two of his blows were between the 420 and 450 foot mark.
Contract signing
- Was purchased from the Kansas City Monarchs by the New York Yankees.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.