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Fred Burnett (December 24, 1899 – February 9, 1962), nicknamed "Tex", was an American Negro league catcher and manager from the 1920s to the 1940s.
A native of Houston, Texas, Burnett broke into the Negro leagues in 1922 with the Pittsburgh Keystones.[1] He went on to play for several teams, including the New York Black Yankees, whom he also managed for several years in the early 1940s.[2] Burnett died in Los Angeles, California in 1962 at age 62.
References
- ^ "Tex Burnett". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Tex Burnett Manager Page". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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