Dave Pope
Encyclopedia
David Pope was an American
Major League Baseball
outfielder
who played for four seasons in MLB for the Cleveland Indians
in 1952, and from 1954 to 1955. He then played for the Baltimore Orioles
after being traded from 1955 to 1956, then was traded back to Cleveland for the remainder of the 1956 season.
Pope, the son of Jackson and Mary Pope, was one of eleven siblings. His older brother Willie Pope was a notable Negro league baseball
player for the Homestead Grays
and Pittsburgh Crawfords
.
His grandson, David Pegram, was featured in the cast of the 2011 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, "War Horse."
United States
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
who played for four seasons in MLB for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in 1952, and from 1954 to 1955. He then played for the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
after being traded from 1955 to 1956, then was traded back to Cleveland for the remainder of the 1956 season.
Pope, the son of Jackson and Mary Pope, was one of eleven siblings. His older brother Willie Pope was a notable Negro league baseball
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...
player for the Homestead Grays
Homestead Grays
The Homestead Grays were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and would remain in continuous operation for 38 seasons. The team was based in Homestead, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh.-Franchise...
and Pittsburgh Crawfords
Pittsburgh Crawfords
The Pittsburgh Crawfords, popularly known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named after the Crawford Grill, a club in the Hill District of Pittsburgh owned by Gus Greenlee, the Crawfords were originally a youth semipro team sponsored by...
.
His grandson, David Pegram, was featured in the cast of the 2011 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, "War Horse."