Tom Parker (baseball)

Tom Parker
Tom Parker
	Pitcher
	Born: February 12, 1912; Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
	Died: October 14, 1964 (aged 52); Rapides Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1931, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1931); New Orleans Crescent Stars (1934); Nashville Elite Giants (1934); Homestead Grays (1935–1939, 1948); Indianapolis Athletics (1937); New York Black Yankees (1942); Harrisburg Stars (1943); New York Cubans (1945); Birmingham Black Barons (1945);

Thomas "Big Train" Parker, Jr. (February 12, 1912 – October 14, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

Career

He played from 1931 to 1948 with several teams, playing mostly with the Homestead Grays.^[1] After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Parker briefly returned to professional baseball, but returned home to Louisiana.

Death

Parker died in 1964 and is buried in Plot E, Grave 3664 in the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.

References

^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

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