Bill Byrd

Bill Byrd
Bill Byrd
	Pitcher
	Born: July 15, 1907; Canton, Georgia
	Died: January 4, 1991 (aged 83); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
debut
	1933, for the Columbus Blue Birds
Last appearance
	1948, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Career statistics
Win–loss record	101–67
Earned run average	3.38
Strikeouts	693
Teams
	Columbus Blue Birds (1933); Cleveland Red Sox (1934); Baltimore Elite Giants (1935–1948); Chicago American Giants (1943); Philadelphia Stars (1943–1944); Homestead Grays (1943);
Career highlights and awards
	8× All-Star (1936, 1939, 1939², 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946²);

William Byrd (July 15, 1907 – January 4, 1991) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues. Born in Canton, Georgia, he was a right-handed pitcher. He was named in eight All-Star games for six seasons. Byrd also saw action with the Criollos de Caguas and Cangrejeros de Santurce clubs of the Puerto Rico Winter League, where he was considered one of the best hurlers. He died at age 83 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

At age 45, Byrd received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[2]

References

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. 2007. p. 1698. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
"1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

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