1920
Born May 3, 1920
Empire, AL, USA
Dan Bankhead Notable
b. May 3, 1920 · Birmingham Black Barons 1940–1944, Memphis Red Sox 1946–1947, Brooklyn Dodgers 1947, 1950–1951
Dan Bankhead played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951.
He went 26 and 10 with a 4.55 earned run average, pitching 364.3 innings in 87 games. He struck out 259 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 106 games he batted .257, with 36 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 3 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1941 and 1942, topping out at 2.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1941 and 1947.
He was born in Empire, AL, USA on May 3, 1920, and died on May 2, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 3 | 1941, 1946, 1947 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BBB | 11 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 1941 | BBB | 11 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1942 | BBB | 9 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1943 | BBB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | BBB | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1946 | MRS | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1947 | BRO/MRS | 12 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .053 |
| 1950 | BRO | 41 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .231 |
| 1951 | BRO | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 106 | 140 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | .257 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BBB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 45.1 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 3.57 |
| 1941 | BBB | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 69.1 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 1.95 |
| 1942 | BBB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 25.2 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2.81 |
| 1943 | BBB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 1944 | BBB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1.86 |
| 1946 | MRS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 4.43 |
| 1947 | BRO/MRS | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 47.2 | 50 | 26 | 27 | 40 | 4.91 |
| 1950 | BRO | 9 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 129.1 | 119 | 79 | 88 | 96 | 5.50 |
| 1951 | BRO | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 15.43 |
| Career | — | 26 | 10 | 87 | 36 | 4 | 364.1 | 328 | 184 | 188 | 259 | 4.55 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Died May 2, 1976
1947
Major-league debut: Dan Bankhead
Dan Bankhead made a major-league debut on August 26, 1947.
1951
Final major-league game: Dan Bankhead
Dan Bankhead played a final major-league game on July 18, 1951.