Phil Bradley (Negro Leagues)

Philip "Phil" Bradley
Catcher / Manager
Born: March 1885 Schenectady, New York
Bats: Unknown Throws: Unknown
Teams
Cuban Giants (1907)[1] Brooklyn Royal Giants (1907–1910, 1914) [2] Matanzas (1908–1909) Leland Giants (1910–1911) New York Lincoln Giants (1911) Paterson Smart Set (1912) Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913)

Philip "Phil" Bradley (Born March 1885) was an African American baseball player in the pre-Negro Leagues playing mostly as a Catcher. Most of his seasons were played for the Brooklyn Royal Giants.^[2]

Sportswriter Harry Daniels named Bradley to his 1909 "All-American Team" saying Bradley was presently "the second best catcher in colored base ball" second only to Bruce Petway. Although, Daniels noted that Bradley was a better hitter than Petway.^[3]

References

1. "Cuban Giants Won Out 5 to 1" Bridgeton Evening News, Bridgeton, New Jersey, Thursday, July 25, 1907, Page 2, Column 6
2. "Colored Brethren Can Wallop a Few" The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, Tuesday Morning, May 3, 1910, Page 10, Columns 2 and 3
3. "The Base Ball Spirit In The East." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, December 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2

External links

• Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)