Buck O'Neil

Buck O'Neil
Buck O'Neil
	First baseman
	Born: November 13, 1911; Carrabelle, Florida
	Died: October 6, 2006 (aged 94); Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	1937, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
	1955, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Negro American League statistics
Batting average	.288
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	136
Teams
	Negro leagues (incomplete) Memphis Red Sox (1937); Kansas City Monarchs (1938–1949);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro World Series champion (1942);

Buck O'Neil (né John Jordan O'Neil Jr.; November 13, 1911 – October 6, 2006) was an American first baseman and manager in the Negro American League, mostly with the Kansas City Monarchs. He became the first African American coach in Major League Baseball.[1] He was important in the creation of Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

On October 6, O'Neil died at the age of 94 due to heart failure and bone marrow cancer in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

References

Muscat, Carrie. "Cubs made Buck O'Neil MLB's First Black Coach". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
"Baseball Legend Buck O'Neil Dies At 94". October 6, 2006. Archived from the original on March 27, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2006.

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