Chester Buchanan
| Chester Buchanan | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 10, 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: August 8, 1964 (aged 56) New York, New York | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1935, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1944, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
| Teams | |
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Chester Floyd Buchanan Jr. (August 10, 1907 – August 8, 1964) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buchanan made his Negro leagues debut with the Philadelphia Stars. He played for the Bacharach Giants in 1936, but was back with the Stars for a five-year stretch from 1940 to 1944.[1][2] He served in the US Navy during World War II.[3] Buchanan died in New York, New York in 1964 at age 56.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ches Buchanan". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Chester Buchanan". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.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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