James Abram Garfield Bizzle, born March 9th, 19201
in Arkansas,2
was a Negro League baseball player with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1947. He was the younger brother of Richard Bizzle.
Biography
Bizzle was the son of Anthony/Autrey Bizzle and Effie (nee McNeil) Bizzle and grew up in Arkadelphia, AR. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 29th, 1942 in Little Rock, AR.3
Bizzle, a large and tall outfielder, earned a tryout with the Birmingham Black Barons in the spring of 1947.4 5 He played at least one preseason game with the Black Barons, going 1-2 against the Cleveland Buckeyes on March 27th.6
Bizzle died on July 23rd, 1987 and was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.7 8
Excerpts
"[Birmingham Black Barons tryout] James Brizzle [sic] of Arkadelphia, Ark., centerfielder; . . . "9
"James Bizzle, (6 ft. 2 in, about 195 lbs) has looked good in centerfield during the spring training sessions at Orlando, Fla."10
"Speedy James Brizzle [sic] of Arkadelphia will be in left field for the [Birmingham Black] Barons."11
Stats
Statistics at Seamheads.com.
Biography
Bizzle was the son of Anthony/Autrey Bizzle and Effie (nee McNeil) Bizzle and grew up in Arkadelphia, AR. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 29th, 1942 in Little Rock, AR.3
Bizzle, a large and tall outfielder, earned a tryout with the Birmingham Black Barons in the spring of 1947.4 5 He played at least one preseason game with the Black Barons, going 1-2 against the Cleveland Buckeyes on March 27th.6
Bizzle died on July 23rd, 1987 and was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.7 8
Excerpts
"[Birmingham Black Barons tryout] James Brizzle [sic] of Arkadelphia, Ark., centerfielder; . . . "9
"James Bizzle, (6 ft. 2 in, about 195 lbs) has looked good in centerfield during the spring training sessions at Orlando, Fla."10
"Speedy James Brizzle [sic] of Arkadelphia will be in left field for the [Birmingham Black] Barons."11
Stats
Statistics at Seamheads.com.
1
National Gravesite Locator. Bizzle's grave marker gives his birth year as 1920 and Social Security Death Index gives his birth year as 1919. Bizzle does not appear with his family in the 1920 census, enumerated in January 1920. This suggests that Bizzle was not born in 1919.
6
Cleveland Call and Post, 4/5/1947 p.8B
11
Arkansas Gazette, 4/6/1947 p.16a