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Black Bottom Buford

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Black Bottom Buford
Second baseman
Born: December 25, 1906
Spring Hill, Tennessee, US
Died: November 8, 1966(1966-11-08) (aged 59)
Nashville, Tennessee, US
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1929, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
1933, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Teams

James L. Buford Jr. (December 25, 1906 – November 8, 1966), nicknamed "Black Bottom", was an American Negro league second baseman between 1929 and 1933.

A native of Tennessee, Buford made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 with the Nashville Elite Giants. He remained with the club for four seasons, as it moved to Cleveland in 1931 and back to Nashville in 1932. Buford finished his career in 1933 with the Indianapolis ABCs.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Black Bottom Buford". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Black Bottom Buford". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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