About William Sumrall
Lived 1916 – 1964 (aged 47). William Sumrall was an American baseball player.
William Howard Sumrall (December 4, 1916 – October 29, 1964), alternately spelled "Summerall" and nicknamed "Big Train", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1938 and 1940.
A native of Deering, Missouri, Sumrall played for the New York Black Yankees in 1938, and went on to play for the Memphis Red Sox in 1940. Sumrall died in Gary, Indiana in 1964 at age 47.
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Who was William Sumrall?
American baseball player
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William Sumrall was born on 4 December 1916 in Deering, Missouri.
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William Sumrall died on 29 October 1964 in Gary, Indiana.
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William Sumrall was a baseball player.
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William Sumrall was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). William Sumrall. https://biography.guide/william-sumrall/
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