George Fiall
| George Fiall | |
|---|---|
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| Infielder | |
| Born: April 25, 1900 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: April 12, 1936 (aged 35) New York, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
George Goodwin Fiall (April 25, 1900 – April 12, 1936) was an American Negro league baseball infielder. He played for the New York Lincoln Giants (1920–1922, 1927), the Harrisburg Giants (1923–1925, 1927), Baltimore Black Sox (1925–1926), Brooklyn Royal Giants (1928), and Birmingham Black Barons (1929).[1][2]
Fiall was also on the New York Renaissance basketball tea.[3][4] He and Fats Jenkins were nicknamed "the Heavenly Twins."[5]
Fiall's older brother, Tom Fiall, also played in the Negro leagues.[6]
Fiall died at the age of 35 in New York City from pneumonia. He is buried at the Beverly Hills Cemetery in Peekskill, New York.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Harrisburg Takes Two From Chester Team" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Monday, July 28, 1924, Page 8, Column 1
- ↑ "George Fiall". Seamheads Negro Leagues Database. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ Riley, Ed (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-7867-0065-3.
- ↑ Gaines, Jonathan (2010-02-11). "Black History Month: Globetrotters weren't first B-ballers from Harlem". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ "Personal Profiles: Clarence "Fats" Jenkins". Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "Tom Fiall". Seamheads Negro Leagues Database. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Retrosheet and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- New York Lincoln Giants players
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Harrisburg Giants players
- Baseball players from Charleston, South Carolina
- 1900 births
- 1936 deaths
- Deaths from pneumonia in New York City
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- New York Renaissance players
