Rube Currie

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George Reuben "Rube" Currie
Currie at the 1924 Colored World Series
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1898-10-10)October 10, 1898 Kansas City, Missouri
Died: June 11, 1966(1966-06-11) (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Professional debut
1920 for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last professional appearance
1932 for the Kansas City Monarchs
Teams
Chicago Union Giants (1919) Kansas City Monarchs (1920-1923) ^[1] Los Angeles White Sox (1920-1921) Santa Clara Leopards (1923-1924) Hilldale Club (1924-1925) Philadelphia Royal Giants (1925) Chicago American Giants (1926-1927) Detroit Stars (1928-1929) Baltimore Black Sox (1930-1931) Kansas City Monarchs (1932)

George Reuben "Rube" Currie (October 10, 1898 - June 11, 1966) was an American pitcher and manager in Negro league baseball. Born in Kansas City Missouri, Currie actually made his debut for the Chicago Union Giants in 1919 before coming back to his hometown to star for the Kansas City Monarchs.

Newspaper references of the day often spelled his last name "Currie" however, historians believe his name was actually spelled "Curry" he was also nicknamed "Black Snake" or "King."

Known for his curveball and control, Currie is rated among one of the best pitchers of his day, and played in all four of the Negro World Series.

Currie managed in later years, coaching the East team in the 1936 East-West game.

References

↑ "Beat Monarchs in Ninth." Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, October 16, 1921, Page 13

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
www.baseball-reference.com

v t e Hilldale Club 1925 Colored World Series Champions

Otto Briggs George Carr Phil Cockrell Rube Curry George Johnson Judy Johnson Script Lee Biz Mackey Red Ryan Jake Stephens Clint Thomas Frank Warfield Namon Washington Nip Winters Manager Frank Warfield

v t e Chicago American Giants 1926 Colored World Series Champions

Jim Brown Rube Curry Bill Foster Floyd Gardner George Harney John Hines Stanford Jackson Dave Malarcher Webster McDonald Willie Powell Pythias Russ George Sweatt Sandy Thompson Willie Ware Charlie Williams Manager Dave Malarcher

v t e Chicago American Giants 1927 Colored World Series Champions

Jim Brown Larry Brown Rube Curry Walter Davis Bill Foster George Harney John Hines Stanford Jackson Dave Malarcher Webster McDonald Eddie Miller Willie Powell Nat Rogers Pythias Russ George Sweatt Charlie Williams Manager Dave Malarcher

Persondata
Name	Currie, Rube
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 10, 1898
Place of birth	Kansas City, Missouri
Date of death	June 11, 1966
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois

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