BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN A RIGHT HAND PITCHER ROBERT LEE TRICE WAS A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PITCHER : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS"

Robert Lee Trice August 28, 1926 – September 16, 1988 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1953–1954) and Kansas City Athletics (1955). A native of Newton, Georgia, the right-hander stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and weighed 190 lbs.
Trice was brought to Philadelphia in 1953 after winning 21 games for the Ottawa A's of the International League. When he made his major league debut (September 13, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium), he became the first black player in Athletics history. He appeared in three games for the A's that season, winning 2 and losing 1. He lost his first start, 5-2, to Don Larsen and the St. Louis Browns, but then defeated the Washington Senators in each of his other two starts.
His finest major league effort came on April 24, 1954 against the New York Yankees. He pitched a 1-0 complete game shutout that day in front of a home crowd of 4,920.
Career totals for 27 games played (26 as a pitcher) include a 9–9 record, 21 games started, 9 complete games, 1 shutout, and 3 games finished. He allowed 98 earned runs in 152 innings pitched, giving him a lifetime ERA of 5.80. He had a strong bat for a pitcher...at the plate he was 15-for-52 (.288) with 1 home run, 6 runs batted in, 8 runs scored, and a slugging percentage of .423.
Trice died at the age of 62 in Weirton, West Virginia.


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Bob Trice
Pitcher
Born: August 28, 1926 Newton, Georgia
Died: September 16, 1988 (aged 62) Weirton, West Virginia
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 1953 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 1955 for the Kansas City Athletics
Career statistics
Win-loss record	9–9
Earned run average	5.80
Strikeouts	28
Teams
Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics (1953–1955)