Bunny Downs

McKinley "Bunny" Downs
Infielder / Manager
Born: March 7, 1894 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: June 30, 1973 (aged 79) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1914, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
1929, for the Hilldale Club
Teams
West Baden Sprudels (1914, 1915) Louisville White Sox (1915) St. Louis Giants (1916) Philadelphia All Stars (1917) Victory's All Stars (1917) Bacharach Giants (1917–1918, 1923) Hilldale Club (1917–1922, 1929)[1] Brooklyn Royal Giants (1923–1925) Harrisburg Giants (1925) Wilmington Potomacs (1925) Philadelphia Tigers (1928)

McKinley "Bunny" Downs (March 7, 1894 - June 30, 1973) was a Negro Leagues Infielder and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first several seasons.

The Hilldale Club in 1921

He played a number of years with the Hilldale Club.

Downs attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.

References

1. "Hilldale Again" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Sunday, June 30, 1918, Page 20, Column 2

External links

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