Baseball player
| Bo Wallace | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: (1929-04-07)April 7, 1929 Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
| Died: April 14, 2000(2000-04-14) (aged 71) Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
| Batted: UnknownThrew: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1948, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1949, for the Houston Eagles | |
| Teams | |
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James Alfred Wallace (April 7, 1929 – April 14, 2000) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Newark/Houston Eagles in 1948 and 1949. In 1950, he split time between the Ottawa Nationals of the Border League and the Bridgeport Bees in the Colonial League.
Wallace served in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean War and lost part of his left hand in a grenade explosion, ending his baseball career.
References
- "Bo Wallace Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- "James Wallace Baseball-Reference Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
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- 1929 births
- 2000 deaths
- Baseball catchers
- Newark Eagles players
- Houston Eagles players
- Bridgeport Bees players
- Sportspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Baseball players from Union County, New Jersey
- American military personnel of the Korean War
- Military personnel from New Jersey
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball catcher stubs