Wyatt James Turner (January 5, 1909 – September 19, 1986) was an American
Negro league
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catcher
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in the 1930s.
A native of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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, Turner played for the
Homestead Grays
The Homestead Grays (also known as Washington Grays or Washington Homestead Grays) were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro league baseball, Negro leagues in the United States.
The team was formed in 1912 in sports, 1912 by Cum ...
in 1939 and served in the
US Navy
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during
World War II
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. He died in Pittsburgh in 1986 at age 77.
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1909 births
1986 deaths
Homestead Grays players
Baseball catchers
Baseball players from Pittsburgh
United States Navy personnel of World War II
African Americans in World War II
African-American United States Navy personnel
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