Sam Hairston Baseball player

Samuel Harding Hairston (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1997) was a Negro League baseball and Major League Baseball player. He played for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues and played part of one season (1951) with the Chicago White Sox as a catcher. He is buried in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 20, 1920
Date of deathOctober 31, 1997

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 21, 1951
Career endAugust 26, 1951
batting sideLeft
former teams
Chicago White Sox
position
Catcher
teams
Chicago White Sox
throwing sideRight

Sam Hairston on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060808&content_id=1599037&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp