Albert Overton | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | August 29, 1903 |
Birth Place: | Austin, Texas |
Death Place: | Galveston, Texas |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1932 |
Debutteam: | Little Rock Grays |
Finalyear: | 1944 |
Finalteam: | Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns |
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Albert Overton (August 29, 1903 – November 5, 1988) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Austin, Texas, Overton made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Little Rock Grays. He went on to play for the Philadelphia Stars and Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns.[1] [2] Overton died in Galveston, Texas in 1988 at age 85.
He is the great uncle-in-law of former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesse Barfield[3]
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