Burgess "Bert" Wakefield (May 1870 - death date unknown) was an American Negro leagues first baseman and for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
| Bert Wakefield | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: May 1870 Troy, Kansas, US | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| debut | |
| 1899, for the Chicago Unions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1900, for the Chicago Union Giants | |
| Teams | |
He played for Frank Leland's traveling Chicago Unions for at least two years.[2] There he played with Home Run Johnson, Bill Holland, and Harry Hyde.
Wakefield played for the minor league Troy Browns of the Kansas State League in the 1895 season. Troy was Wakefield's hometown.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Unions Win Again" Duluth News-Tribune, Duluth, Minnesota, September 17, 1900, Page 6, Column 3
- ^ "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- ^ "1895 Troy Browns Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Eberle, Mark (2018). "Bert Wakefield and the End of Integrated Minor League Baseball in Kansas". FHSU Scholars Repository. Monographs. Fort Hays State University: 49.
External links
edit- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Seamheads
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