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American baseball player (1910–1976) Baseball player

Sam Bankhead

Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1910-09-18)September 18, 1910 Sulligent, Alabama, U.S.
Died: July 24, 1976(1976-07-24) (aged 65) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
Negro leagues debut
1931, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last Negro leagues appearance
1948, for the Homstead Grays
Negro leagues statistics
Batting average	.284
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	356
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1931–1932) Louisville Black Caps (1932) Nashville Elite Giants (1932–1934) Kansas City Monarchs (1934) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1935–1938) Homestead Grays (1939, 1942–1948)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star

Samuel Howard Bankhead (September 18, 1910 – July 24, 1976) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played from 1931 to 1951. He also played for the Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo along with Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson. In 1951, he became the first black coach in Minor League Baseball when he was a player-manager for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League. He played in several East-West all-star games from 1933 to 1946.

At age 26, Bankhead married Helen M. Hall on February 25, 1937, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He died in Pittsburgh on July 24, 1976.

His brothers Joe, Fred, and Garnett all also played in the Negro leagues, and his brother Dan played Major League Baseball.

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On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared the Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be a "Major League". Bankhead's statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1931-1948.

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v t e Homestead Grays 1943 Negro World Series champions
Sam Bankhead Cool Papa Bell Jerry Benjamin Ray Brown Matt Carlisle Spoon Carter Thad Christopher Howard Easterling Robert Gaston Josh Gibson Vic Harris Eugene Jones Buck Leonard Roy Partlow Charlie Shields Joe Spencer Edsall Walker Ollie West Jud Wilson John Wright Ralph Wyatt
Manager Candy Jim Taylor

v t e Homestead Grays 1944 Negro World Series champions
Sam Bankhead Ray Battle Cool Papa Bell Jerry Benjamin Ray Brown Rev Cannady Spoon Carter Robert Gaston Josh Gibson Vic Harris Dave Hoskins Willie Hubert Norman Jackson Johnny A. Johnson Buck Leonard Joe Spencer Edsall Walker Roy Welmaker Eddie White Jud Wilson John Wright
Manager Candy Jim Taylor

v t e Homestead Grays 1948 Negro World Series champions
Ted Alexander Sam Bankhead Lefty Bell Garnett Blair Bob Boston Clarence Bruce Luther Clifford Luke Easter Clarence Evans Red Fields Ervin Fowlkes Charles Gary Robert Gaston Larry Kimbrough Buck Leonard Luis Márquez Eudie Napier Tom Parker Willie Pope Willie Smith Victoriano Sosa Frank Thompson Bob Thurman Bob Trice R. T. Walker
Manager Vic Harris

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