Henry Turner (baseball)

Henry Turner
Catcher / Outfielder
Born: (1913-09-01)September 1, 1913
Lloyd, Florida, U.S.
Died: Unknown
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Last appearance
1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Career statistics
Batting average.284
Hits80
Home runs1
Runs batted in48
Stolen bases4
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Henry "Flash" Turner (September 1, 1913 – date of death unknown) was an American professional baseball catcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with the Jacksonville Red Caps/Cleveland Bears from 1937 to 1942 and the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1943.[2]

Career

Turner broke into the major leagues of black baseball with the Jacksonville Red Caps in 1937, appearing in five games. He remained with the club in 1938 and batted .292 in 14 documented games. In 1939, when stayed with the club when they became the Cleveland Bears and led the Negro American League in batting average with .370 in 28 recorded games played with 21 runs batted in. He played in 26 documented games the following year and batted .200 before the club returned to Jacksonville as the Red Caps, where he played 17 documented combined games over the next two years, collecting 10 hits. He closed his career out with the Cleveland Buckeyes and batted .186 in 17 recorded games.[2] He was released by Cleveland prior to the start of the 1944 season.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. 1 2 "Henry Turner at seamheads.com". Seamheads.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Walker New Cincy Manager; Chicago Signs Ten New Players For Tryouts". Pittsburgh Courier. February 26, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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