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Larry Kimbrough
American baseball player (1923–2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Larry Nathaniel Kimbrough (September 23, 1923 – January 29, 2001), nicknamed "Schoolboy", was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball during the 1940s. A rare switch pitcher, he played for the Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays. He also made appearances as an outfielder and infielder.
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A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kimbrough graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School, where he starred on the school's baseball team, tossing a no-hitter in 1941.[1] A natural left-hander, he learned to throw right-handed as a child while recuperating from an injury.[1] He stated "I could throw them as hard left-handed as I could right-handed, with a better curveball left-handed."[1]
Kimbrough played in the second Negro National League from 1942 to 1944, missed 1945 while serving in the United States Army,[2] and again played in 1946 and 1948.[3] Overall, he pitched in 13 games (four starts), compiling a 1–5 win–loss record with a 6.75 earned run average (ERA) while striking out 14 batters in 44 innings pitched.[3] As a position player, he played as an outfielder, third baseman, and shortstop.[3] He had a .265 batting average (9-for-34) with four runs batted in (RBIs).[3]
Independent accounts verifying that Kimbrough operated as a switch pitcher during his baseball career are lacking, but Kimbrough himself claimed that he earned a complete game victory in 1943 pitching from both sides. Other accounts verify his pitching win but not that he used both arms as a pitcher in that specific game.
Kimbrough later worked for the United States Post Office for 33 years.[4] He was an inductee of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[4] Kimbrough died in Philadelphia in 2001, aged 77; he was survived by his wife and four daughters.[4]
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