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Alfred Saylor
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Pitcher
Born: (1911-12-31)December 31, 1911
Blytheville, Arkansas
Died: April 8, 1955(1955-04-08) (aged 43)
Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Both Threw: Right
debut
1943, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1945, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1943–1945)

Alfred Harrison Saylor (December 31, 1911 – April 8, 1955), nicknamed "Greyhound", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons in the 1940s.

A native of Blytheville, Arkansas, Saylor was on the mound for the Black Barons' Game 1 and Game 5 victories in the 1943 Negro World Series, but took the loss in the deciding Game 8. He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1955 at age 43.

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