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Albert Overton
Pitcher
Born: (1903-08-29)August 29, 1903 Austin, Texas
Died: November 5, 1988(1988-11-05) (aged 85) Galveston, Texas
Negro league baseball debut
1932, for the Little Rock Grays
Last appearance
1944, for the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns
Teams
Little Rock Grays (1932) Philadelphia Stars (1937) Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns (1944)

Albert Overton (August 29, 1903 – November 5, 1988) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Austin, Texas, Overton made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Little Rock Grays. He went on to play for the Philadelphia Stars and Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns. Overton died in Galveston, Texas in 1988 at age 85.

He is the great uncle-in-law of former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesse Barfield

References

1. "Albert Overton". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
2. "Albert Overton". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
3. Barfield, Jesse. "X".

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

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