Bill Kindle

American baseball player (1891–1952)
Baseball player
Bill Kindle
Infielder
Born: (1891-01-29)January 29, 1891
Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Died: November 1, 1952(1952-11-01) (aged 61)
Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1911, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
1925, for the Lincoln Giants
Teams
  • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1911–1912, 1916–1917, 1919) [1]
  • West Baden Sprudels (1913)
  • Chicago American Giants (1913)
  • Indianapolis ABCs (1914)
  • Brooklyn All Stars (1914)
  • Lincoln Stars (1915)
  • Lincoln Giants (1918, 1920, 1925)

William Horace Kindle (January 29, 1891 - November 1, 1952) was a Negro leagues infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

He appears to have played most of his career seasons for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and also played at least two seasons with the Lincoln Giants, and one season each for Chicago American Giants, and the Indianapolis ABCs.

Kindle attended Fisk University.

He died in November 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 61.

References

  1. ^ "Stetson Second to These Royal Giants in Twilight Game" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA, August 27, 1919, Page 17, Columns 1 and 2 and Page 18, Columns 3, 4 and 5
  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads