Bill Kindle

Bill Kindle
Bill Kindle
	Infielder
	Born: January 29, 1891; Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
	Died: November 1, 1952 (aged 61); Baltimore, Maryland
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1911, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
	1925, for the Lincoln Giants
Teams
	Brooklyn Royal Giants (1911–1912, 1916–1917, 1919) ; West Baden Sprudels (1913); Chicago American Giants (1913); Indianapolis ABCs (1914); Brooklyn All Stars (1914); Lincoln Stars (1915); Lincoln Giants (1918, 1920, 1925);

William Horace Kindle (January 29, 1891 - November 1, 1952) was a Negro leagues infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

He appears to have played most of his career seasons for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and also played at least two seasons with the Lincoln Giants, and one season each for Chicago American Giants, and the Indianapolis ABCs.

Kindle attended Fisk University.

He died in November 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 61.

References[edit]

^ "Stetson Second to These Royal Giants in Twilight Game" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA, August 27, 1919, Page 17, Columns 1 and 2 and Page 18, Columns 3, 4 and 5

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

[brg1919-1] "Stetson Second to These Royal Giants in Twilight Game" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA, August 27, 1919, Page 17, Columns 1 and 2 and Page 18, Columns 3, 4 and 5

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