Sam Bankhead

Samuel Howard Bankhead

Born: September 18, 1910 in Sulligent, AL
Died: July 24, 1976 in Pittsburgh, PA
(65 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'9"

Wt: 165

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Notes:

• Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (Sharpsburg, PA)
• Relatives: Dan Bankhead (Brother) , Fred Bankhead (Brother)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1932	Birmingham Black Barons	NSL	21	SP	6	12	15	0	.444			Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
1932	Louisville Black Caps	NSL	21	SP	10	12	31	1	.279			Parkway Field (Louisville, KY)
1932	Nashville Elite Giants	NSL	21	SP	4	26	27	0	.491			Wilson Park (Nashville, TN), Sulphur Dell (Nashville, TN)
1932	Nashville Elite Giants	NSC	21	CF	2	3	4	0	.429			Wilson Park (Nashville, TN), Sulphur Dell (Nashville, TN)
1933	Nashville Elite Giants	NN2	22	CF	5	23	27	1	.460			Wilson Park (Nashville, TN), Sulphur Dell (Nashville, TN)
1933	West All Stars	EWA	22	RF	1	1	0	0	1.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	Nashville Elite Giants	NN2	23	SS	5	23	33	1	.411			Wilson Park (Nashville, TN)
1934	West All Stars	EWA	23	RF	2	0	1	0	.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1935	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	24	LF	1	53	27	4	.663	✔		Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1935	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NLP	24	LF	1	4	3	0	.571			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1936	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	25	LF	3	54	42	2	.563			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1936	East All Stars	EWA	25	LF	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1936	NNL All Stars	NVM	25	LF	1	4	1	0	.800			No Home Ballpark
1937	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	26	LF	6	22	39	1	.361			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1937	Santo Domingo Stars	IND	26	SS	2	4	2	0	.667			No Home Ballpark
1938	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	27	CF	4	35	33	1	.515			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1938	East All Stars	EWA	27	CF	2	0	1	0	.000			Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
1938	NNL All Stars	NAA	27	CF	1	2	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1939	Homestead Grays	NN2	28	2B	1	49	21	1	.700			Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1939	Homestead Grays	NLP	28	2B	2	3	2	0	.600			Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1939	Homestead Grays	NLC	28	2B	2	1	3	1	.250			Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1940	Carta Blanca de Monterrey	MEX	29	SS	3	52	41	0	.559			Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
1941	Carta Blanca de Monterrey	MEX	30	SS	6	43	59	0	.422			Parque Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey, NL, Mexico)
1942	Homestead Grays	NN2	31	SS	1	86	29	3	.748	✔		Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1942	Homestead Grays	NVS	31	SS	1	1	0	0	1.000			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1942	East All Stars	EWA	31	2B	1	2	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1942	Homestead Grays	WS	31	SS	2	0	4	0	.000			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1943	Homestead Grays	NN2	32	SS	1	78	23	1	.772	✔	✔	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1943	East All Stars	EWA	32	2B	2	0	1	0	.000			No Home Ballpark
1943	NNL South All Stars	NLA	32	SS	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1943	Homestead Grays	WS	32	SS	1	4	3	1	.571			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1944	Homestead Grays	NN2	33	SS	1	66	32	4	.673	✔	✔	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1944	East All Stars	EWA	33	2B	2	0	1	0	.000			No Home Ballpark
1944	Homestead Grays	WS	33	SS	1	4	1	0	.800			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	Homestead Grays	NN2	34	SS	1	53	29	3	.646	✔		Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	Homestead Grays	WS	34	SS	2	0	4	0	.000			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1945	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	34	2B	1	72	31	3	.699	✔	✔	League Park IV (Cleveland, OH), Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
1945	North All Stars	NSA	34	SS	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1946	Homestead Grays	NN2	35	SS	2	52	40	4	.565			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1946	East All Stars	EWA	35	SS	1	1	1	0	.500			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
1947	Homestead Grays	NN2	36	SS	2	61	44	4	.581			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1948	Homestead Grays	NN2	37	SS	1	58	25	4	.699	✔	✔	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1948	Homestead Grays	NLC	37	SS	1	2	1	1	.667			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1948	Homestead Grays	WS	37	SS	1	4	1	0	.800			Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
17	13			SS		973	682	41	.588	7	4

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1	Birmingham Black Barons			LF		12	15	0	.444	0	0
1	Louisville Black Caps			RP		12	31	1	.279	0	0
3	Baltimore Elite Giants			CF		75	91	2	.452	0	0
2	West All Stars			-		1	1	0	.500	0	0
4	Pittsburgh Crawfords			LF		168	144	8	.538	1	0
2	NNL All Stars II			-		6	1	0	.857	0	0
6	East All Stars			2B		4	4	0	.500	0	0
1	Santo Domingo Stars			SS		4	2	0	.667	0	0
8	Homestead Grays			SS		522	262	27	.666	5	3
2	Sultanes de Monterrey			SS		95	100	0	.487	0	0
1	NNL South All Stars			SS		1	0	0	1.000	0	0
1	Cleveland Buckeyes			2B		72	31	3	.699	1	1
1	North All Stars			-		1	0	0	1.000	0	0

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