About Wilbert Pritchett
Lived 1897 – 1955 (aged 58). Wilbert Pritchett was a baseball player.
Wilbert Ira Pritchett (February 10, 1897 – August 5, 1955), also known as "Wilbur", was an American Negro league baseball pitcher between 1924 and 1932.
A native of Ridgely, Maryland, Pritchett made his Negro leagues debut in 1924 with the Hilldale Club. He went on to play for the Harrisburg Giants, Baltimore Black Sox, and Philadelphia Tigers before returning to Hilldale in 1929 and 1930. Pritchett finished his career with a short stint with the Newark Browns in 1932. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1955 at age 58.
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Who was Wilbert Pritchett?
American baseball player (1897-1955)
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Wilbert Pritchett was born on 10 February 1897 in Ridgely.
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Wilbert Pritchett died on 5 August 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Wilbert Pritchett was a baseball player.
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