Joe Fillmore

Joe Fillmore
Joe Fillmore
	Pitcher
	Born: March 14, 1914; Victoria, Texas
	Died: September 20, 1992 (aged 78); Los Angeles, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1941, for the Philadelphia Stars
Last appearance
	1946, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
	Philadelphia Stars (1941–1942, 1945–1946);

Joe Alexander Fillmore (March 14, 1914 – September 20, 1992), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Philadelphia Stars.

A native of Victoria, Texas, Fillmore made his Negro leagues debut for the Philadelphia Stars in 1941. He served in the United States Army in World War II.^[1] He was an ace pitcher for the integrated March Field Flyers in Riverside, California^[2] After his service, Fillmore returned to the Stars for the 1945 and 1946 seasons, then played in the Mexican League in 1947.^[3] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1992 at age 78.

References[edit]

^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ McCormick, Ruth (October 2022). "Joe Filmore and the March Field Flyers Baseball Team, 1943–1945". Riverside During World War II. Riverside, CA: Riverside Historical Society. pp. 196–202. ISBN 979-8849200880.
^ "Joe Fillmore". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
Joe Fillmore at Negro League Baseball Players Association

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[1] "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] McCormick, Ruth (October 2022). "Joe Filmore and the March Field Flyers Baseball Team, 1943–1945". Riverside During World War II. Riverside, CA: Riverside Historical Society. pp. 196–202. ISBN 979-8849200880.

[3] "Joe Fillmore". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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