Joe Fillmore

Joe Fillmore
Pitcher
Born: (1914-03-14)March 14, 1914
Victoria, Texas, U.S.
Died: September 20, 1992(1992-09-20) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1941, for the Philadelphia Stars
Last appearance
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars
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Joe Alexander Fillmore (March 14, 1914 – September 20, 1992), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Stars.

A native of Victoria, Texas, Fillmore made his Negro leagues debut for the Philadelphia Stars in 1941. He served in the United States Army in World War II. He was an ace pitcher for the integrated March Field Flyers in Riverside, California After his service, Fillmore returned to the Stars for the 1945 and 1946 seasons, then played in the Mexican League in 1947. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1992 at age 78. He was interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ McCormick, Ruth (October 2022). "Joe Filmore and the March Field Flyers Baseball Team, 1943–1945". Riverside During World War II. Riverside, CA: Riverside Historical Society. pp. 196–202. ISBN 979-8849200880.
  3. ↑ "Joe Fillmore". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ Joe Fillmore