271:
he big thrill of the night came when Brad
Bennett, second sacker for the Blues, blasted one over the left field fence in the fourth inning. The customers, of course, have seen home runs knocked over that particular section of Stumpf Field, but it's been some time since they saw one sail so high and
246:, the once highly valued outfielder appeared only sporadically (and primarily as a second baseman), but did contribute a number of timely hits, including some tape-measure blasts. Case in point, Pittsburgh, May 19, when Bennett's ninth-inning line drive "over the huge
277:
On August 12, Bennett helped his team – then struggling to retake first place from the surging
Crawfords – eke out a much needed 7–5 win with two singles and a booming triple "that rolled almost out to the 520 foot marker in center field."
1051:
1016:
1011:
465:. p. 14. "... Bradford Bennett, young recruit, who gave signs of developing into a master performer at the initial sack". Retrieved May 25, 2021.
1026:
1021:
1041:
1031:
1046:
966:
949:
308:
617:
227:
and acquired the short lived nickname "Buck" Bennett before being drafted and serving in the U.S. Army for the remainder of
195:; the youngest of two children born to Laurence D. and Edna May Bennett (né Brown). By 1920, the family had relocated to
939:
425:"St. Louis Stars to Bring Crack Club Here; Negro Outfit Has No-Hit Hurler; Gene Smith Stopped Yanks With 6 to 0 Score"
298:
331:
208:
134:
103:
1036:
255:
251:
982:
986:
216:
140:
956:
941:
Only the Ball was White: A History of
Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams
909:
300:
Only the Ball was White: A History of
Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams
272:
far away. Actually, the wallop carried the ball over the tree-tops that tower over the fence.
212:
71:
1006:
1001:
243:
8:
920:
898:
888:
877:
866:
855:
844:
833:
822:
811:
800:
789:
767:
745:
734:
723:
712:
685:
668:
651:
634:
537:
526:
441:
424:
234:
In 1946, Bennett returned, only to find yet another truncated season. Signing with the
962:
945:
327:
304:
196:
54:
778:
756:
600:
583:
566:
548:
515:
504:
492:
475:
458:
407:
391:
375:
359:
343:
321:
254:. On June 11, the main point of interest in Boston's rain-shortened 3–0 win over
211:. Returning to the Stars in 1941, he was widely touted as "the boy wonder of the
176:
41:
258:
was
Bennett's "mammoth home run," launched in the 4th inning with one aboard.
995:
239:
224:
172:
37:
958:
Black
Baseball's Last Team Standing: The Birmingham Black Barons, 1919-1962
263:
247:
235:
228:
220:
165:
146:
116:
344:
United States
Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
686:"Consistent Hitting by Blues Accounts for Their Win; Gagliardi Also Hits"
516:"Confidentially Yours: This Is About Our Boy, James (Soldier Boy) Semler"
168:
33:
505:"Yankees to Unfold Rejuvenated Club in New York Debut Against Cubans"
192:
735:"Negro Hurler Fans 12 of 16 Men He Faces as Pelicans Beat All-Stars"
981:
Negro league baseball statistics and player information from
207:
Bradford
Bennett made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the
899:"Homer Blasted as Boston Tops Brooklyn Here: Over the Trees!"
746:"Bushwicks Take On Another Team of the Negro-American League"
669:"Homer Blasted as Boston Tops Brooklyn Here: Over the Trees!"
618:"The Color of Baseball: Race and Boston's Sporting Community"
567:
United States World War II Army
Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
188:
961:. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 280.
320:
Thorne, John; Palmer, Pete; Gershman, Michael; eds. (1993).
527:"Cuban Stars Rally to Beat the New York Black Yankees, 8-7"
392:
Indiana State Board of Health
Medical Certificate of Death
215:." In 1942, Bennett spent an abbreviated season with the
493:"Poletti to Toss First Ball as Yanks Play Cubans in NYC“
164:; October 31, 1916 – July 8, 1981), was an American
652:"Boston Blues Win 3-0 from Dodgers at Stumpf Field"
993:
499:. p. 13. Retrieved May 13, 2021. See also:
250:scoreboard" gave Boston a 5–4 victory over the
219:. There, he divided his time primarily between
867:"Pittsburgh and Boston to Play U.S. Loop Game"
812:"Boland Rejoins Bushwick Club; To Play Sunday"
635:"Pittsburgh and Boston to Play U.S. Loop Game"
1052:African-American United States Army personnel
779:"Cubans Set for Opener Against Yanks in N.Y."
1017:United States Army personnel of World War II
266:'s "longest home run of the season," adding:
921:"Boston Blues Drub Crawford in League Tilt"
622:Black Ball: A Negro Leagues Journal, Vol. 6
476:"Reports on Sports: Right over the Platter"
434:
337:
1012:20th-century African-American sportspeople
360:United States Social Security Death Index
187:Bennett was born on October 31, 1916, in
889:"Brown Dodgers in Two with Boston Blues"
733:Star and Times staff (August 30, 1940).
442:"St. Louis Ball Club Plays Cits Tonight"
790:"Black Yanks Claim Game's Best Infield"
293:
291:
994:
925:Bradford Evening Star and Daily Record
684:Times Mirror staff (August 13, 1946).
624:. p. 101. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
599:Afro-American staff (March 27, 1943).
560:
549:"Black Yanks Return from Winning Tour"
919:Star/Record staff (August 14, 1946).
788:News-Messenger staff (June 1, 1942).
713:"All Stars Humble Black Barons, 13-2"
675:. p. 14. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
658:. p. 14. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
607:. p. 23. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
590:. p. 14. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
482:. p. 14. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
448:. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
353:
908:Post-Standard staff (July 7, 1946).
845:"Kuhner Nine Plays Boston in Opener"
777:Afro-American staff (May 16, 1942).
724:"Memphis, Stars in New York Classic"
692:. p. 6. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
641:. p. 7. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
503:Afro-American staff (May 16, 1942).
431:. p. 8. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
288:
1027:St. Louis–New Orleans Stars players
843:Star-Press staff (April 28, 1946).
13:
983:Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
910:"Pitt Crawfords Face Boston Blues"
801:"Parkways to Vie with Black Yanks"
699:
601:"Baseball Bits: Yankees Fill Gaps"
582:Leak, Curtis A. (March 27, 1943).
547:NJ & G staff (June 27, 1942).
538:"Homestead Greys Beat Black Yanks"
457:Leak, Curtis A. (March 27, 1943).
440:Star Press staff (July 17, 1941).
423:Eagle-News Staff (July 29, 1941).
376:U.S. Draft Registration, 1938-1946
14:
1063:
1022:African Americans in World War II
973:
832:Courier staff (August 22, 1942).
744:Palmer, John G. (July 25, 1941).
491:NJ & G staff. (May 2, 1942).
326:. HarperPerennial. p. 2215.
314:
823:"12,000 Witness Stadium Classic"
722:Courier staff (August 3, 1940).
938:Peterson, Robert (1970; 1992).
897:New Era staff (June 12, 1946).
876:Blizzard staff (May 31, 1946).
865:Blizzard staff (May 27, 1946).
821:Courier staff (July 11, 1942).
678:
667:New Era staff (June 12, 1946).
661:
656:Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
644:
633:Blizzard staff (May 27, 1946).
627:
610:
593:
576:
485:
468:
451:
297:Peterson, Robert (1970; 1992).
1042:Baseball players from Kentucky
1032:New York Black Yankees players
417:
401:
385:
369:
1:
810:Eagle staff (June 12, 1942).
281:
182:
1047:People from Fulton, Kentucky
887:Eagle Staff (June 9, 1946).
878:"Boston Blues Nip Crawfords"
799:Eagle staff (June 5, 1942).
761:New York Amsterdam Star-News
739:The St. Louis Star and Times
588:New York Amsterdam Star-News
520:New York Amsterdam Star-News
514:Burley, Dan (May 16, 1942).
480:New York Amsterdam Star-News
474:A S-N staff (May 23, 1942).
463:New York Amsterdam Star-News
7:
834:"Yanks-Sox in 2-2 Deadlock"
766:Posey, Cum. (May 9, 1942).
755:A S-N staff (May 2, 1942).
711:Star staff (May 19, 1940).
704:
584:"Black Yanks Gird for Play"
536:News staff (May 25, 1942).
525:News staff (May 18, 1942).
459:"Black Yanks Grid for Play"
209:St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
135:St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
104:St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
97:Negro league baseball debut
10:
1068:
955:Plott, William J. (2019).
914:The Syracuse Post-Standard
854:P-G staff (May 20, 1946).
794:The Fremont News-Messenger
650:IJ staff (June 12, 1946).
414:. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
408:United States Census, 1920
398:. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
350:. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
616:Cvornyek, Robert (2015).
573:. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
366:. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
202:
131:
126:
122:
114:
109:
101:
96:
78:
61:
48:
31:
24:
932:
892:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
816:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
805:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
382:Retrieved June 10, 2021.
115:1946, for the
102:1940, for the
16:American baseball player
860:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
757:"With Eyes Trained ..."
429:Poughkeepsie Eagle-News
838:The Pittsburgh Courier
827:The Pittsburgh Courier
772:The Pittsburgh Courier
728:The Pittsburgh Courier
275:
242:'s soon-to-be-defunct
217:New York Black Yankees
141:New York Black Yankees
882:The Oil City Blizzard
871:The Oil City Blizzard
849:The Muncie Star-Press
639:The Oil City Blizzard
553:New Journal and Guide
497:New Journal and Guide
446:The Muncie Star Press
268:
260:The Lancaster New Era
179:active in the 1940s.
72:East Chicago, Indiana
1037:Baseball outfielders
856:"Crawfords Lose Two"
750:The Brooklyn Citizen
252:Pittsburgh Crawfords
690:Warren Times Mirror
162:Brandsford Bennett
967:978-1-4766-3603-0
950:978-0-19-507637-0
903:Lancaster New Era
717:The Anniston Star
673:Lancaster New Era
542:The Paterson News
531:The Paterson News
309:978-0-19-507637-0
155:
154:
1059:
768:"Posey's Points"
693:
682:
676:
665:
659:
648:
642:
631:
625:
614:
608:
597:
591:
580:
574:
564:
558:
489:
483:
472:
466:
455:
449:
438:
432:
421:
415:
405:
399:
389:
383:
373:
367:
357:
351:
341:
335:
318:
312:
295:
213:American circuit
197:Fulton, Kentucky
158:Bradford Bennett
110:Last appearance
68:
55:Obion, Tennessee
52:October 31, 1916
27:
26:Bradford Bennett
22:
21:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1056:
992:
991:
976:
944:. p. 316.
935:
930:
707:
702:
700:Further reading
697:
696:
683:
679:
666:
662:
649:
645:
632:
628:
615:
611:
598:
594:
581:
577:
565:
561:
500:
490:
486:
473:
469:
456:
452:
439:
435:
422:
418:
406:
402:
390:
386:
374:
370:
358:
354:
342:
338:
319:
315:
303:. p. 316.
296:
289:
284:
205:
185:
92:
91:
85:
70:
66:
53:
25:
20:
19:Baseball player
17:
12:
11:
5:
1065:
1055:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
990:
989:
979:
975:
974:External links
972:
971:
970:
953:
934:
931:
929:
928:
917:
906:
895:
885:
874:
863:
852:
841:
830:
819:
808:
797:
786:
775:
764:
753:
742:
731:
720:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
695:
694:
677:
660:
643:
626:
609:
592:
575:
559:
557:
556:
555:. p. A15.
545:
534:
523:
512:
484:
467:
450:
433:
416:
400:
384:
368:
352:
336:
323:Total Baseball
313:
286:
285:
283:
280:
204:
201:
184:
181:
177:second baseman
153:
152:
151:
150:
144:
138:
129:
128:
124:
123:
120:
119:
112:
111:
107:
106:
99:
98:
94:
93:
86:
80:
79:
76:
75:
69:(aged 64)
59:
58:
46:
45:
42:Second baseman
29:
28:
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1064:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
997:
988:
984:
980:
978:
977:
968:
964:
960:
959:
954:
951:
947:
943:
942:
937:
936:
926:
922:
918:
916:. p. 12.
915:
911:
907:
905:. p. 14.
904:
900:
896:
894:. p. 25.
893:
890:
886:
884:. p. 10.
883:
879:
875:
872:
868:
864:
862:. p. 17.
861:
857:
853:
851:. p. 14.
850:
846:
842:
839:
835:
831:
828:
824:
820:
817:
813:
809:
806:
802:
798:
795:
791:
787:
784:
783:Afro-American
780:
776:
773:
769:
765:
762:
758:
754:
751:
747:
743:
740:
736:
732:
729:
725:
721:
718:
714:
710:
709:
691:
687:
681:
674:
670:
664:
657:
653:
647:
640:
636:
630:
623:
619:
613:
606:
605:Afro-American
602:
596:
589:
585:
579:
572:
568:
563:
554:
550:
546:
544:. p. 20.
543:
539:
535:
533:. p. 17.
532:
528:
524:
522:. p. 14.
521:
517:
513:
511:. p. 22.
510:
509:Afro-American
506:
502:
501:
498:
494:
488:
481:
477:
471:
464:
460:
454:
447:
443:
437:
430:
426:
420:
413:
409:
404:
397:
396:Ancestry. com
393:
388:
381:
380:Ancestry.com.
377:
372:
365:
361:
356:
349:
345:
340:
333:
332:9780446515764
329:
325:
324:
317:
310:
306:
302:
301:
294:
292:
287:
279:
274:
273:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
240:Branch Rickey
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
200:
198:
194:
190:
180:
178:
174:
173:first baseman
170:
167:
163:
159:
148:
145:
142:
139:
136:
133:
132:
130:
125:
121:
118:
113:
108:
105:
100:
95:
89:
83:
77:
73:
64:
60:
56:
51:
47:
44:
43:
39:
38:First baseman
35:
30:
23:
957:
940:
927:. p. 7.
924:
913:
902:
891:
881:
873:. p. 7.
870:
859:
848:
840:. p. 17
837:
829:. p. 16
826:
818:. p. 14
815:
807:. p. 14
804:
796:. p. 9.
793:
785:. p. 22
782:
774:. p. 16
771:
763:. p. 14
760:
749:
741:. p. 21
738:
730:. p. 17
727:
719:. p. 13
716:
689:
680:
672:
663:
655:
646:
638:
629:
621:
612:
604:
595:
587:
578:
571:FamilySearch
570:
562:
552:
541:
530:
519:
508:
496:
487:
479:
470:
462:
453:
445:
436:
428:
419:
412:FamilySearch
411:
403:
395:
387:
379:
371:
364:FamilySearch
363:
355:
348:Ancestry.com
347:
339:
322:
316:
299:
276:
270:
269:
264:Stumpf Field
259:
248:Forbes Field
236:Boston Blues
233:
229:World War II
206:
186:
166:Negro league
161:
157:
156:
147:Boston Blues
117:Boston Blues
87:
81:
67:(1981-07-08)
65:July 8, 1981
62:
49:
32:
1007:1981 deaths
1002:1916 births
752:. p. 6
137:(1940–1941)
996:Categories
282:References
262:dubbed it
225:first base
221:left field
183:Early life
169:outfielder
34:Outfielder
987:Seamheads
193:Tennessee
705:Articles
256:Brooklyn
82:Batted:
965:
948:
330:
307:
203:Career
160:(born
149:(1946)
143:(1942)
88:Threw:
74:, U.S.
57:, U.S.
933:Books
189:Obion
127:Teams
90:Right
84:Right
63:Died:
50:Born:
985:and
963:ISBN
946:ISBN
328:ISBN
305:ISBN
223:and
175:and
244:USL
238:of
998::
923:.
912:.
901:.
880:.
869:.
858:.
847:.
836:.
825:.
814:.
803:.
792:.
781:.
770:.
759:.
748:.
737:.
726:.
715:.
688:.
671:.
654:.
637:.
620:.
603:.
586:.
569:.
551:.
540:.
529:.
518:.
507:.
495:.
478:.
461:.
444:.
427:.
410:.
394:.
378:.
362:.
346:.
290:^
231:.
199:.
191:,
171:,
40:/
36:/
969:.
952:.
334:.
311:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.