Verdell Mathis

{{Short description|American baseball player}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Verdell Mathis

| image = Verdell Mathis.jpg

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|11|18|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Crawfordsville, Arkansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|10|30|1914|11|18|mf=y}}

| death_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1940

| debutteam = Memphis Red Sox

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| finalyear = 1948

| finalteam = Memphis Red Sox

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Verdell Mathis (November 18, 1914 – October 30, 1998) was an American baseball infielder and pitcher in the Negro leagues, professional baseball leagues in the United States comprising teams of African Americans. He played from 1940 to 1948, primarily for the Memphis Red Sox.

References

  • [http://coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/players/mathis.html Negro League Baseball Museum]