Hurley McNair

Hurley Allen McNair
Outfield / Pitcher / Umpire
Born: October 28, 1888
Marshall, Texas
Died: December 2, 1948 (aged 60)
Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Both Threw: Right
Professional debut
1910 for the Minneapolis Keystones
Last professional appearance
1937 for the Cincinnati Tigers
Teams

Hurley Allen McNair (born October 28, 1888 in Marshall, Texas - December 2, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri) was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues and the Pre-Negro Leagues.

At the age of 21, he was pitching for the Minneapolis Keystones.[1] He left the Keystones halfway through the 1911 season and went to play for the Chicago Giants.

He played outfield[8] and pitcher and played from 1911–1937, mostly playing for teams in Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri. After his playing career ended, he also umpired in the Negro American League, including one game of the 1942 Colored World Series.

McNair died in Kansas City, Missouri on December 2, 1948, at the age of 60. He is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Keystones Get A.B.C.'s Scalp" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, September 4, 1910, Page 4 Columns 5 and 6
  2. ↑ "Struck Out, by McNair, 1" Indianaplis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 30, 1914
  3. ↑ "American Giants Down the Roseland's Eclipse" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 3, 1915
  4. ↑ "Locals Beat Giants - Chicago Colored Team Drops Two Games Here." Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, September 29, 1919
  5. ↑ "Foster's Great American Giants Baseball Team Played a Stiff Game With the Monarchs of Kansas City
  6. ↑ "Giants to Return Here" Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, July 19, 1931, Sunday, Sports Page 4, Column 4 to 6
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "K.C. Monarchs Home June 9" Wichita Negro Star, Wichita, Kansas, June 1, 1934, Page 3
  8. ↑ "Monarchs Open 1923 Season Tomorrow at Association Park" the Kansas City Advocate, Kansas City, KS, Page 1 and 3

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