About Mack Pride
Lived 1932 – 2018 (aged 86). Mack Pride was an American baseball player.
Mack A. Pride Jr. (May 27, 1932 – September 23, 2018) was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball. He batted and threw right-handed.
Born in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride was one of eleven children of poor sharecroppers. A music lover, one of his dreams was to become a professional baseball player. His younger brother, Charley Pride, pitched in Negro league baseball before becoming a country music singer.
In 2008, Major League Baseball staged a special draft of the surviving Negro League players, a tribute to those who were kept out of the big leagues because of their race. MLB clubs each drafted a former NLB player; Mack was selected by the Colorado Rockies and Charley by the Texas Rangers.
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Who was Mack Pride?
American baseball player
When was Mack Pride born?
Mack Pride was born on 27 May 1932 in Sledge.
When did Mack Pride die?
Mack Pride died on 23 September 2018 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
What was Mack Pride's occupation?
Mack Pride was a baseball player.
What nationality was Mack Pride?
Mack Pride was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mack Pride. https://biography.guide/mack-pride/
MLA: "Mack Pride." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mack-pride/.
Chicago: "Mack Pride." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mack-pride/.
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