Tex Burnett

Tex Burnett
Tex Burnett
	Catcher
	Born: December 24, 1899; Houston, Texas
	Died: February 9, 1962 (aged 62); Los Angeles, California
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1922, for the Pittsburgh Keystones
Last appearance
	1941, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Pittsburgh Keystones (1922); Indianapolis ABCs (1923); Lincoln Giants (1924); Bacharach Giants (1925); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1926–1929); Lincoln Giants (1927–1928); Homestead Grays (1931); New York Black Yankees (1931–1932); Baltimore Black Sox (1933); Homestead Grays (1934); Brooklyn Eagles (1935); Newark Eagles (1936–1937); New York Black Yankees (1941);

Fred Burnett (December 24, 1899 – February 9, 1962), nicknamed "Tex", was an American Negro league catcher and manager from the 1920s to the 1940s.

A native of Houston, Texas, Burnett broke into the Negro leagues in 1922 with the Pittsburgh Keystones.^[1] He went on to play for several teams, including the New York Black Yankees, whom he also managed for several years in the early 1940s.^[2] Burnett died in Los Angeles, California in 1962 at age 62.

References[edit]

^ "Tex Burnett". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Tex Burnett Manager Page". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links[edit]

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

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[1] "Tex Burnett". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] "Tex Burnett Manager Page". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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