Ted Kimbro (September 8, 1895 – September 29, 1918) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1910s.

Ted Kimbro
Infielder
Born: (1895-09-08)September 8, 1895
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: September 29, 1918(1918-09-29) (aged 23)
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1914, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
1918, for the Hilldale Club
Teams

Early life and career

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A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Kimbro made his Negro leagues debut in 1914 for the West Baden Sprudels. He went on to play for the Louisville White Sox, St. Louis Giants, and Lincoln Giants, and finished his career in 1918 with the Hilldale Club.[1][2] Kimbro served in the US Army during World War I, and died in 1918 at age 23 at Camp Dix as a result of the flu pandemic.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ted Kimbro". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ted Kimbro". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Gary Ashwill (June 11, 2020). "Black Baseball & the 1918 Pandemic". Agate Type. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ted Kimbro". baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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