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Tom Parker (baseball)

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Tom Parker
Pitcher
Born: (1912-02-12)February 12, 1912
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: October 14, 1964(1964-10-14) (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

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

Career

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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

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

References

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  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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