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Alfred Saylor
Pitcher
Born: (1911-12-31)December 31, 1911 Blytheville, Arkansas
Died: April 8, 1955(1955-04-08) (aged 43) Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: BothThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1943, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1943–1945)

Alfred Harrison Saylor (December 31, 1911 – April 8, 1955), nicknamed "Greyhound", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons in the 1940s.

A native of Blytheville, Arkansas, Saylor was on the mound for the Black Barons' Game 1 and Game 5 victories in the 1943 Negro World Series, but took the loss in the deciding Game 8. He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1955 at age 43.

References

1. "Alfred Saylor". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
• Alfred Saylor at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia

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