Tom Parker (baseball)

Tom Parker, Jr.
Tom Parker, Jr.
	Pitcher
	Born: February 12, 1912; Alexandria, Louisiana
	Died: October 14, 1964 (aged 52); Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1931, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1931); New Orleans Crescent Stars (1934); Nashville Elite Giants (1934); Homestead Grays (1935–1939, 1948); Indianapolis Athletics (1937); New York Black Yankees (1942); Harrisburg Stars (1943); New York Cubans (1945); Birmingham Black Barons (1945);

Thomas "Big Train" Parker, Jr. (February 12, 1912 – October 14, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1931 to 1948 with several teams, playing mostly with the Homestead Grays.[1] After serving in the U. S. Army during World War II, Parker briefly returned to professional baseball, but returned home to Louisiana. He died in 1964 and is buried in Plot E, Grave 3664 in the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.[2]

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
Tom Parker at Find a Grave

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[2] Tom Parker at Find a Grave