Tick Houston

American professional baseball player
Baseball player
Tick Houston
Infielder
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1909, for the Birmingham Giants
Last appearance
1920, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Teams
  • Birmingham Giants (1909)
  • West Baden Sprudels (1910)
  • Louisville White Sox (1914–1915)
  • Indianapolis ABCs (1919–1920)
  • Kansas City Monarchs (1920)

W. E. "Tick" Houston was a Negro league infielder between 1909 and 1920.

Houston made his Negro leagues debut in 1909 with the Birmingham Giants. He went on to play for several teams through 1920, including the West Baden Sprudels, Louisville White Sox, Indianapolis ABCs, and Kansas City Monarchs.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Tick Houston". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tick Houston". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads


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