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Pryor McBee

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Pryor McBee
Pitcher
Born: (1901-06-20)June 20, 1901
Blanco, Oklahoma
Died: April 19, 1963(1963-04-19) (aged 61)
Roseville, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 22, 1926, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 22, 1926, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Games played1
Innings pitched1.1
Earned runs1
Teams

Pryor Edward McBee (June 20, 1901 – April 19, 1963) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in one game as a reliever for the 1926 Chicago White Sox.[1]

The Chicago Tribune reported in 1926 that McBee's income from baseball was "merely incidental" because he "owns some Oklahoma oil lands." McBee was one-eighth Choctaw[2] and an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation.[3] He attended Jones Academy where the school's athletic director encouraged him to pursue baseball.[4]

While pitching for the Jacksonville Tars during spring training in 1928, McBee struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in one inning.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pryor McBee Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Notes of the Cubs and Sox". Chicago Tribune. May 22, 1926. p. 17. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pryor Edward McBee in the U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Dorhan, John (May 27, 1926). "Pitcher Boy Attracts Attention in the East". The Picher King Jack. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Yankees Discover Beatable Outfit". Chattanooga Daily Times. April 1, 1928. p. 16. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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