Alphonse Dunn

Alphonse Dunn
First baseman
Born: (1911-09-27)September 27, 1911
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: September 29, 2004(2004-09-29) (aged 93)
Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
1943, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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Alphonse Dunn (September 27, 1911 – September 29, 2004), nicknamed "Blue", was an American Negro league first baseman between 1937 and 1943.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dunn made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 for the Detroit Stars. In 1942 and 1943, he played for the Birmingham Black Barons,[1] and appeared in two games of the 1943 Negro World Series for Birmingham.[2] In 1946, he played for the Portland Rosebuds of the West Coast Negro Baseball Association.[3] Dunn died in Laurel, Mississippi in 2004 at age 93.

References

  1. ^ "Alphonse Dunn". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "1943 Season Negro League World Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Alphonse Dunn". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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