Nat Trammell
Nathaniel Elmer Trammell (August 8, 1903 – March, 1973) was an American Negro league first baseman and sports journalist.
| Nat Trammell | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: August 8, 1903 Key West, Florida | |
| Died: March, 1973 Queens, New York | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1930, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1930, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Key West, Florida, Trammell attended Cookman Institute and Clark College.[1] He spent one season in the Negro leagues, playing for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1930.[2] Trammell went on to become the editor of Colored Baseball & Sports Monthly, a "well-edited" periodical that "not only carried current baseball and sports information, but also tried to document the history of black sports."[3] His 1934 article "Will Colored Players enter the Major Leagues?" was an early plea advocating for the abolishment of baseball's color line.[4] Trammell died in Queens, New York in 1973 at age 69.
References
- "Nat Trammell". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Nat Trammell". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Rogosin, Donn (1983). Invisible Men: Life in Baseball's Negro Leagues. Atheneum.
- Larry Brunt. "The Talent and the Temper of Oliver Marcelle". baseballhall.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
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