Frank Forbes
Baseball Player
1891 – 1983
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Who was Frank Forbes?
Frank Lindsay Forbes was a Negro leagues infielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
Nicknamed "Strangler" and sometimes appearing as "Joe" Forbes, he played for his hometown team Philadelphia Giants at the age of 22. He moved on to the Lincoln Stars and Lincoln Giants for a number of years before returning to Pennsylvania.
Forbes died at the age of 92 in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1983.
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- Born
- Mar 30, 1891
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Frank Lindsay Forbes
- Strangler
- Joe
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 19, 1983
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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