Frank Washington

Frank Washington

Frank Washington is a former outfielder in minor league baseball who, along with Carl Long, broke the color barrier in the Carolina League city of Kinston, North Carolina. Washington made his debut for the Kinston Eagles on April 17, by|1956. During the year, he batted .254 with 9 home runs and 40 runs batted in. The Carolina League itself had been integrated in by|1951 by Percy Miller, Jr. of the Danville Leafs.

Washington's professional debut came with the Hutchinson Elks in the Western Association in 1952. In 1955, he played for both the Burlington-Graham Pirates of the Carolina League and the St. Jean Canadians of the Provincial League. During his entire professional career, Washington played in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system.


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