Al Barks
Encyclopedia
Alfred "Al" Barks was an African-American baseball
first baseman
in the Negro Leagues
. Barks attended St. Joseph High School in Norfolk, Virgina. Barks then went on the play for the New York Black Yankees
in . Barks played for the Norfolk Tigers from 1958 to 1968.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
first baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
in the Negro Leagues
Negro league baseball
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...
. Barks attended St. Joseph High School in Norfolk, Virgina. Barks then went on the play for the New York Black Yankees
New York Black Yankees
The New York Black Yankees was a professional baseball team based in New York City, Paterson, NJ, and Rochester, NY which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. The Black Yankees played in Paterson, New Jersey from 1933-1937 and then from 1939-1945. The 1938 season saw the Black...
in . Barks played for the Norfolk Tigers from 1958 to 1968.