Alphonzo Bland, born November 27th, 19081
in Arkansas, was a Negro baseball player from about 1936-1941.
Biography
Bland was the son of Phillip Bland and Effie (nee McFerrin) Bland. He grew up in Blackwell, AR.2
Bland, a catcher, played with the Tulsa Black Oilers in 1936,3 Morrilton Sluggers in 1938 and the Cincinnati Buckeyes in 1940. He also briefly appeared with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League in May 1941, going 1-5 in two recorded game.
Bland died on January 8th, 19764 and was buried in Washington Park Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.5
Stats
Statistics at the Seamheads Negro League Database.
Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.
Biography
Bland was the son of Phillip Bland and Effie (nee McFerrin) Bland. He grew up in Blackwell, AR.2
Bland, a catcher, played with the Tulsa Black Oilers in 1936,3 Morrilton Sluggers in 1938 and the Cincinnati Buckeyes in 1940. He also briefly appeared with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League in May 1941, going 1-5 in two recorded game.
Bland died on January 8th, 19764 and was buried in Washington Park Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.5
Stats
Statistics at the Seamheads Negro League Database.
Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.
1
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYLL-DM9 : 10 January 2021), Alphonzo Bland, Jan 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYLL-DM9 : 10 January 2021), Alphonzo Bland, Jan 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183132603/alphonzo-bland: accessed October 22, 2024), memorial page for Alphonzo Bland (27 Nov 1908–8 Jan 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183132603, citing Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Tami Glock (contributor 46872676).