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Alfred Surratt
Outfielder
Born: (1922-11-09)November 9, 1922
Danville, Arkansas
Died: February 15, 2010(2010-02-15) (aged 87)
Kansas City, Missouri
Negro league baseball debut
1947, for the  Detroit Stars
Last appearance
1952, for the  Kansas City Monarchs
Teams

Alfred G. "Slick" Surratt (November 9, 1922 – February 15, 2010) [1] was an American baseball outfielder in the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro league baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1947 until 1952. [2] Surratt later co-founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City in 1990. [2]

Surratt was born in Danville, Arkansas. [2] He moved to Kansas City, Missouri, after eighth grade to live with his father. [2] He served in the United States Army during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge in 1946. [2]

In 1947, Surratt joined the Detroit Stars, another Negro league team. [2] He soon moved back to Kansas City in 1947, where he was a reserve outfielder for the Kansas City Monarchs until his retirement from the league in 1952. [2]

Surratt began working at the Ford Motor Company's assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri that same year. [2] He continued to work for Ford at Claycomo for the next 51 years. [2]

Surratt was an original founding member of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which opened in Kansas City in 1990. [2] He also served on the museum's board of directors. [2] Starting in the early 1990s, he became known as a raconteur of the Negro leagues.

Surratt died at a nursing home in Kansas City on February 15, 2010, at the age of 87. [2] He was survived by his wife, Tommie, and son, Alfred Surratt Jr. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Slick Surratt". IMDb.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Penn, Steven (2010-02-28). "Alfred "Slick" Surratt, a founder of Negro Leagues Museum, dies at age 87". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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