Black Bottom Buford
| Black Bottom Buford | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Born: December 25, 1906 Spring Hill, Tennessee, US | |
| Died: November 8, 1966 (aged 59) Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1929, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1933, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
| Teams | |
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James L. Buford Jr. (December 25, 1906 – November 8, 1966), nicknamed "Black Bottom", was an American Negro league second baseman between 1929 and 1933.
A native of Tennessee, Buford made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 with the Nashville Elite Giants. He remained with the club for four seasons, as it moved to Cleveland in 1931 and back to Nashville in 1932. Buford finished his career in 1933 with the Indianapolis ABCs.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Black Bottom Buford". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Black Bottom Buford". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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