Virgil Blueitt
| Virgil Blueitt | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman / Umpire | |
| Born: March 18, 1896 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Died: April 29, 1952 (aged 56) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1916, for the Leland Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1916, for the Leland Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Virgil Finley Blueitt (March 18, 1896 – April 29, 1952) was an American Negro league third baseman and umpire.
A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Blueitt played for the Leland Giants in 1916. By 1937, he was umpiring in the Negro American League, and continued through at least the 1949 season.[1][2] He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1952 at age 56.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 0". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Virgil Blueitt". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Virgil Blueitt". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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