George Hopkins (baseball)

George Hopkins
Pitcher / 2nd Baseman
Born: 1858
Unknown
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
1890 for the Chicago Unions
Last professional appearance
1909 for the Minneapolis Keystones
Teams

George Hopkins (born 1858) was an African-American baseball pitcher and second baseman in the pre-Negro leagues. He played many seasons for the Chicago Unions,[1] and for Iowa's Algona Brownies[3] and Minnesota's Minneapolis Keystones.[5]

Hopkins played with many popular players of the day, including Dangerfield Talbert, Henry W. Moore, Chappie Johnson, Albert Toney, and Harry Hyde.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  2. ↑ "Pounded at 'Haha" Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, MN, April 22, 1895, Page 6, Column 3
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Algona Brownies Win the Big Game" Webster City Tribune, Webster City, IA, Page 12, Columns 4 and 5
  4. ↑ "Keystones Trimmed Oelwein Saturday" Monday, July 13, 1908, Page 4, Column 3
  5. ↑ Riley, James A. (2002), The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf, p. 392, ISBN 0786709596

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