Bunny Downs
McKinley "Bunny" Downs (March 7, 1894 - June 30, 1973) was a Negro Leagues Infielder and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first several seasons.
McKinley "Bunny" Downs | |||
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Infielder / Manager | |||
Born: Chattanooga, Tennessee | March 7, 1894|||
Died: June 30, 1973 79) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | (aged|||
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debut | |||
1914, for the West Baden Sprudels | |||
Last appearance | |||
1929, for the Hilldale Club | |||
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He played a number of years with the Hilldale Club.
Downs attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.
At age 56, Downs received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[2]
References
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
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