Tom Parker (baseball)

Tom Parker
Tom Parker
	Pitcher
	Born: February 12, 1912; Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
	Died: October 14, 1964 (aged 52); Rapides Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1931, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1931); New Orleans Crescent Stars (1934); Nashville Elite Giants (1934); Homestead Grays (1935–1939, 1948); Indianapolis Athletics (1937); New York Black Yankees (1942); Harrisburg Stars (1943); New York Cubans (1945); Birmingham Black Barons (1945);

Thomas "Big Train" Parker, Jr. (February 12, 1912 – October 14, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

Career[edit]

He played from 1931 to 1948 with several teams, playing mostly with the Homestead Grays.^[1] After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Parker briefly returned to professional baseball, but returned home to Louisiana.

Death[edit]

Parker died in 1964 and is buried in Plot E, Grave 3664 in the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.

References[edit]

^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

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