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Tex Burnett
Catcher
Born: (1899-12-24)December 24, 1899 Houston, Texas
Died: February 9, 1962(1962-02-09) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California
Batted: BothThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1922, for the Pittsburgh Keystones
Last appearance
1941, for the New York Black Yankees
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Pittsburgh Keystones (1922) Indianapolis ABCs (1923) Lincoln Giants (1924) Bacharach Giants (1925) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1926–1929) Lincoln Giants (1927–1928) Homestead Grays (1931) New York Black Yankees (1931–1932) Baltimore Black Sox (1933) Homestead Grays (1934) Brooklyn Eagles (1935) Newark Eagles (1936–1937) New York Black Yankees (1941)

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. 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. Burnett died in Los Angeles, California in 1962 at age 62.

References

1. "Tex Burnett". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. "Tex Burnett Manager Page". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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