Willie Young
Pitcher
Born: (1912-07-12)July 12, 1912
Birmingham, Alabama
Died: August 8, 2002(2002-08-08) (aged 90)
Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams

Willie Clarence Young Jr. (July 12, 1912 August 8, 2002) was an American Negro league pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1945.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Young was born without a right hand.[1] He died in Birmingham in 2002 at age 90.

References

  1. "Willie Young". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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