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Willie Cornelius
Pitcher
Born: (1906-09-03)September 3, 1906 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 30, 1989(1989-10-30) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
Negro leagues debut
1929, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
1946, for the Chicago American Giants
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Nashville Elite Giants (1929) Memphis Red Sox (1929–1931) Birmingham Black Barons (1930, 1943) Chicago American Giants (1933–1939, 1941–1943, 1945–1946) Kansas City Monarchs (1937) Cleveland Buckeyes (1942)

William McKinley "Sug" Cornelius (September 3, 1906 – October 30, 1989) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1946 with several teams, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. He played in several East-West All-Star Games.

References

1. 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 MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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