William Horn (birthdate unknown) was an American baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues. He played several years for Chicago teams like the Chicago Unions and Leland Giants.[1] He also spent a couple of seasons with Iowa's Algona Brownies.[3]
| Will Horn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1899, for the Chicago Unions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1910, for the Cuban Stars (West) | |
| Teams | |
Horn played with several popular players of the day, including Bill Gatewood, Bruce Petway, Dangerfield Talbert, Henry W. Moore, Chappie Johnson, Albert Toney, George Hopkins, and Harry Hyde.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- ^ "Algona Brownies Win the Big Game" Webster City Tribune, Webster City, IA, Friday, September 5, 1902 Page 12, Columns 4 and 5
- ^ a b "Brownies Humble Giants" Upper Des Moines-Republican, Algona, IA, Wednesday, June 24, 1903, Page 1, Columns 4 and 5
- ^ "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5
External links
edit- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)