American baseball player (1895–1940)
Baseball player
Sylvester "Hooks" Foreman (August 4, 1895 – August 23, 1940) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues . He played from 1921 to 1933, playing with several teams.[2]
Foreman initially made the rolls and is listed on reserve lists with the Kansas City Monarchs from 1920 to 1924,[3] but usually played for owner J. L. Wilkinson 's barnstorming team All Nations [1] during those years, following and often catching for John Donaldson .[4] He would continue to work with Donaldson and other top Negro league pitchers after that, playing in Bertha, Minnesota , Little Falls, Minnesota , and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan .
Foreman is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas .
References
^ a b "Spencer's Ball Team Still Going Strong" Spencer Reporter , Spencer, IA, Wednesday, August 15, 1923, Page 1, Columns 1 and 2
^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6 .
^ "Negro League Teams Announce Reserve Lists" Kansas City Sun , Kansas City, MO, December 12, 1923, Columns 1 and 2
^ "Spencer Loses to Sherburn" Spencer Reporter , Spencer, IA, Wednesday, August 22, 1923, Page 1, Columns 3 and 4
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