Chester Buchanan

Chester Floyd Buchanan Jr. (August 10, 1907 – August 8, 1964) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

Chester Buchanan
Pitcher
Born: (1907-08-10)August 10, 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: August 8, 1964(1964-08-08) (aged 56) New York, New York, U.S.
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1935, for the Philadelphia Stars
Last appearance
1944, for the Philadelphia Stars
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Stars (1935) Bacharach Giants (1936) Philadelphia Stars (1940–1944)

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buchanan made his Negro leagues debut with the Philadelphia Stars. He played for the Bacharach Giants in 1936, but was back with the Stars for a five-year stretch from 1940 to 1944.^[1][2] He served in the US Navy during World War II.^[3] Buchanan died in New York, New York in 1964 at age 56.