Dick Whitworth

Not to be confused with Richard Whitworth.

Baseball player

Dick Whitworth

Pitcher
Born: (1895-08-28)August 28, 1895
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: March 1, 1966(1966-03-01) (aged 70)
St. Louis, Missouri

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut
1914, for the Chicago Union Giants
Last appearance
1924, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams

* Chicago Union Giants (1914–1916) [1]
* Chicago American Giants (1915–1919, 1922, 1924)
* Hilldale Club (1920–1921)

Richard Henderson Whitworth (August 28, 1895 - March 1966) was an American pitcher[2] in baseball's Negro leagues and pre-Negro leagues.

1919 Chicago American Giants

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Whitworth played most of his career for Chicago teams the Chicago Union Giants and the Chicago American Giants.

On September 23, 1922, Whitworth broke his leg after he exited a vehicle in Anderson, Indiana and another car struck it, crashing into him.[3]

Research shows Whitworth stood 6' 5", and weighed 215 pounds.

He died at the age of 70 in St. Louis, Missouri.

## References

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1. ^ "All Nations and Union Giants Box Score" Des Moines, IA September 27, 1914
2. ^ "Beat Donaldson" Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, October 16, 1916
3. ^ "American Giants' Crack Pitcher Injured by Auto". Chicago Tribune. September 24, 1922. p. 22. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads