Oakland Larks
| Oakland Larks | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | |
| Location | Oakland, California |
| Established | 1946 |
| Disbanded | 1946 |
The Oakland Larks were a Negro league baseball team in the West Coast Negro Baseball League, based in Oakland, California, in 1946.[1]
Pitchers Lionel Wilson, who went on to be Oakland's first African American mayor,[2] and Sam Jones, who won 102 games in the Major Leagues, both played for the Larks.
References
[edit]- ^ 1946 Oakland Larks
- ^ Miyamoto, Musashi (February 19, 2015). "Miyamoto: Mayor Lionel Wilson's life and times before the Oakland Larks". Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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