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Encyclopedia > Chet Brewer

Chet Brewer (1907–?) was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He was a right-handed pitcher with the Kansas City Monarchs and from 1957 to 1974 he scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseballs Negro Leagues. ... See also: 1956 in sports, 1958 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker Indianapolis 500 - Sam Hanks USAC Racing - Jimmy Bryan won the season championship Formula One Championship - Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Ron Flockhart / Ivor Bueb won... See also: 1973 in sports, 1975 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty IROC Championship - inaugural year won by Mark Donohue Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Bobby Unser Formula One Championship - Brazil... The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...


References

  • Lester, Larry. 'Chet Brewer', Baseball Library (2002) Retrieved July 25 2005.

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Chet Brewer - BR Bullpen (1096 words)
Born in Kansas, Brewer's family moved to Des Moines, IA when he was young because of racism in Kansas.
Brewer moved on to the Gilkerson Union Giants, then joined the Kansas City Monarchs at the age of 17 in 1924.
Brewer was also a fixture for years in the California Winter League - he is second in CWL history to Satchel Paige in games (72) and wins (43).
Chet Brewer | BaseballLibrary.com (274 words)
Brewer was one of a stable of Kansas City Monarch pitchers that included the legendary Satchel Paige and Bullet Joe Rogan.
Brewer struck out 19, including 10 in a row, only to lose 1-0 in 12 innings on a fluke hit by Chaney White.
Brewer was a Pittsburgh Pirates scout from 1957 to 1974 and later worked for the Major League Scouting Bureau.
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