Willie Gisentaner

Willie Gisentaner
Willie Gisentaner
	Pitcher
	Born: December 11, 1899; Alabama
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	1920, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
	1937, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
	Jacksonville Red Caps (1920); Atlanta Black Crackers (1920); Chicago American Giants (1921); Columbus Buckeyes (1921); Kansas City Monarchs (1922–1923); Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1923); Washington Potomacs (1923); Harrisburg Giants (1925); Newark Stars (1925–1926); Lincoln Giants (1926–1928); Colored All-Stars (1928); Havana Red Sox (1928); Cuban Stars (East) (1929); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1929, 1937); Louisville White Sox (1930–1931); Louisville Black Caps (1932); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932); Baltimore Black Sox (1932); Nashville Elite Giants (1933); Homestead Grays (1934–1936) ; Louisville Red Caps (1934);

William Gisentaner (December 11, 1899 – death date unknown) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1937 with several teams, including the Homestead Grays,^[1] Kansas City Monarchs and the Lincoln Giants. He pitched with a mangled left hand.^[2]

References

1 2 "Colored Teams to Appear at Riverside Park" Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, September 16, 1936, Page 8, Column 7"
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

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