Peter Burns (baseball)

Peter Burns (January 1870 - death date unknown) was a Negro leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Peter Burns
Catcher
Born: January 1870
Alabama
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1890, for the Chicago Unions
Last appearance
1900, for the Columbia Giants
Teams

Little is known about Burns at this time, but records show him on teams lists[1] and in newspaper reports[3] from 1890 to 1900.

He played with several of the big players of the day, such as Chappie Johnson, Charlie Grant, Sherman Barton, and he caught for the famous pitcher of the day George Wilson.[3] During his time with the Page Fence Giants, Burns often caught for Bill Holland.[2]

References
  1. "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  2. "Defiance Defeated" The Cleveland Leader, Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, June 5, 1896, Page 3, Column 3
  3. "The Columbia Giants of Chicago" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, March 24, 1900, Page 7, Column 1


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