Paul Hardy (baseball)

Paul James Hardy (September 17, 1910 – August 1979) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1932 to 1945 with several teams.^[1]

Paul Hardy
Catcher
Born: (1910-09-17)September 17, 1910 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: August 1979 (1979-09) (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1931, for the Montgomery Grey Sox
Last appearance
1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Montgomery Grey Sox (1931–1932) Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars (1933) Nashville Elite Giants (1934) Birmingham Black Barons (1934, 1940–1943, 1945) Columbus Elite Giants (1935) Chicago American Giants (1937–1938) Kansas City Monarchs (1939)

A native of Meridian, Mississippi, Hardy served in the US Army during World War II.^[2] He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1979 at age 68.