Willie Pope
Pitcher
Born: (1918-12-14)December 14, 1918 Birmingham, Alabama
Died: June 10, 2010(2010-06-10) (aged 91) O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Last appearance
1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
Pittsburgh Crawfords (1946) Homestead Grays (1947–1948)

William Robert Pope (December 14, 1918 – June 10, 2010), nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays between 1946 and 1948.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Pope was the brother of major leaguer Dave Pope, and served in the US Army during World War II.^[1] After one year with Pittsburgh, he joined the Homestead Grays. Pope tossed a no-hitter for the Grays in 1947 against the New York Cubans, and was a member of the Grays' 1948 Negro World Series championship club, recording a key triple during the series against the Birmingham Black Barons.^[2]

Pope died in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania in 2010 at age 91.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
• William Pope at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

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