Sol White | |
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Second baseman / Manager | |
Born: Bellaire, Ohio, U.S. | June 12, 1868|
Died: August 26, 1955 Central Islip, New York, U.S. | (aged 87)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro leagues debut | |
1887, for the Pittsburgh Keystones | |
Last Negro leagues appearance | |
1907, for the Philadelphia Giants | |
Negro leagues[a] statistics | |
Managerial Record | 11–20 |
Winning percentage | .355 |
Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2006 |
Election method | Committee on African-American Baseball |
King Solomon "Sol" White (June 12, 1868 – August 26, 1955) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and executive, and one of the pioneers of the Negro leagues. An active sportswriter for many years, he wrote the first definitive history of black baseball in 1907. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
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