Floyd Speer
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Floyd Vernie Speer
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut April 25, 1943
- Final Game May 3, 1944
- Born January 27, 1913 in Booneville, AR USA
- Died March 22, 1969 in Little Rock, AR USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Floyd Speer pitched 3 games for the Chicago White Sox during World War II. A baseball star in high school in Arkansas, his catcher was his twin brother named Vernie, also Floyd's middle name. Floyd began playing professional baseball in either 1938 or 1939 in the Cotton States League, was in the American Association in 1945-46, and was with the Oakland Oaks beginning in 1947 when he went 11-8.
Source: Floyd Speer with the Oakland Oaks.
