Bill Kindle

William Horace "Bill" Kindle

Infielder

Born: January 29, 1891
Mount Pleasant, Tennessee

Died: November 1, 1952 (aged 61)
Baltimore, Maryland

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1911, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants

Last appearance

1920, for the Lincoln Giants

Teams

Brooklyn Royal Giants (1911-1912, 1916-1917, 1919) ^[1]
West Baden Sprudels (1913)
Chicago American Giants (1913)
Indianapolis ABCs (1914)
Brooklyn All Stars (1914)
Lincoln Stars (1915)
Lincoln Giants (1918, 1920)

William Horace "Bill" Kindle (born 1891) was a Negro Leagues infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

He appears to have played most of his career seasons for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and also played at least one season each for Chicago American Giants, Lincoln Giants, and the Indianapolis ABCs.

Kindle attended Fisk University.

He died in November 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 61.

References

↑ "Stetson Second to These Royal Giants in Twilight Game" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA, August 27, 1919, Page 17, Columns 1 and 2 and Page 18, Columns 3, 4 and 5

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com

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