About Samuel Burris
Lived 1919 – 1982 (aged 62). Samuel Burris was an American baseball player.
Samuel James Burris (July 21, 1919 – June 19, 1982), nicknamed "Speed", was an American Negro league baseball pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Centralia, Illinois, Burris played for the Birmingham Black Barons and St. Louis–New Orleans Stars in 1940. Burris died in 1982 at age 62.
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Who was Samuel Burris?
American baseball player
When was Samuel Burris born?
Samuel Burris was born on 21 July 1919 in Centralia, Illinois.
When did Samuel Burris die?
Samuel Burris died on 19 June 1982.
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Samuel Burris was a baseball player.
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Samuel Burris was American.
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· DBpedia: Samuel Burris (baseball)
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