Pat Patterson (infielder, born 1911)

Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson
	Infielder
	Born: December 19, 1911; East Chicago, Indiana
	Died: May 16, 1984 (aged 72); Houston, Texas
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox
Last appearance
	1947, for the Newark Eagles
Teams
	Cleveland Red Sox (1934); Homestead Grays (1934); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1935); Kansas City Monarchs (1936); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937); Philadelphia Stars (1938–1939, 1941–1942); Newark Eagles (1946–1947);

Andrew Lawrence Patterson (December 19, 1911 – May 16, 1984) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of East Chicago, Indiana, Patterson attended Washington High School and Wiley College, where he starred in football and baseball.^[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Cleveland Red Sox, and was selected to play in that season's East–West All-Star Game.^[2] After serving in the military in World War II, Patterson returned to baseball and played for the 1946 Negro World Series champion Newark Eagles.^{[citation needed]}

Following his baseball career, Patterson was a high school teacher, coach, athletic director, and superintendent of schools in Houston, Texas.^{[citation needed]} He died in Houston in 1984 at age 72.

References

^ "Pat Patterson". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 429. ISBN 9780803280007.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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[1] "Pat Patterson". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 429. ISBN 9780803280007.

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