Sammie Haynes
Catcher
Born: (1920-05-29)May 29, 1920
Atlanta, Georgia
Died: November 11, 1997(1997-11-11) (aged 77)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1939, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
1947, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Teams

Sammie Haynes (May 29, 1920 – November 11, 1997) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Haynes made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Atlanta Black Crackers.[1] From 1943 to 1945, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs,[2] where he was a teammate of Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson in the 1945 season.[3] After his time in Kansas City, Haynes went on to manage the newly reorganized Atlanta Black Crackers.[4]

Haynes lost his sight later in life, and subsequently founded a charity to help needy ex-athletes.[5] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1997 at age 77.[4][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sammie Haynes". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sammie Haynes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "1945 Kansas City Monarchs". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Pete Thomas (November 18, 1997). "Haynes, Player and Manager in Negro League, Dead at 77". latimes.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ Gary Libman (April 3, 1992). "In a Special League : Volunteers: Despite blindness, ex-catcher Sammie Haynes is the driving force behind a grass-roots group that helps former athletes". latimes.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sammie Haynes". findagrave.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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