Allen Bryant Jr. (March 29, 1918 – March 22, 1992), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American
Negro league pitcher who played between 1937 and 1946.
A native of
Chicago, Illinois, Bryant attended
Lincoln High School in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
. He made his Negro league debut in 1937 for the
Memphis Red Sox, and went on to play for the
Kansas City Monarchs in 1940 and 1941.
Bryant served as a
sergeant
Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...
in the
US Army in
World War II. After returning from his service, he again twirled for both Memphis and Kansas City in 1946, and later played minor league baseball in
Canada.
Bryant died in Kansas City in 1992 at age 73.
References
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Seamheads
1918 births
1992 deaths
Kansas City Monarchs players
Memphis Red Sox players
United States Army personnel of World War II
African Americans in World War II
United States Army non-commissioned officers
Baseball pitchers
African-American United States Army personnel
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