| John Banks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher / First baseman | |
| Born: (1922-08-11)August 11, 1922 | |
| Died: December 6, 2011(2011-12-06) (aged 89) Voorhees, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Batted: ?Threw: Right | |
John T. Banks Sr. (August 11, 1922 – December 6, 2011) was an American baseball player who pitched and played first base in the Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s.
Banks began playing semi-professional baseball while still attending Camden High School. He then played for the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National League before serving three years in the US Army in World War II. He rejoined the team in 1947. He joined the Negro American League in 1950 and played through 1959 on regional teams and for barnstorming off-season squads. He is also listed as playing with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1950.
Banks died in Voorhees, New Jersey on December 6, 2011, at the age of 89.
References
- Bedingfield, Gary. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". Baseball in Wartime. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- "John T Banks SR". May Funeral Home. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
.jpg){kind=small}   | This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1922 births
- 2011 deaths
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- African-American baseball players
- African Americans in World War II
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- African-American United States Army personnel
- Baseball players from Camden, New Jersey
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball pitcher, 1920s births stubs