George Fiall

George Fiall
Infielder
Born: (1900-04-25)April 25, 1900
Charleston, South Carolina
Died: April 12, 1936(1936-04-12) (aged 35)
New York, New York
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

George Goodwin Fiall (born April 25, 1900 - April 12, 1936) was a Negro leagues infielder. He played for the New York Lincoln Giants (1920–1922, 1927), the Harrisburg Giants (1923–1925, 1927), Baltimore Black Sox (1925–1926), Brooklyn Royal Giants (1928), and Birmingham Black Barons (1929).[1][2]

Fiall was also on the New York Renaissance basketball tea.[3][4] He and Fats Jenkins were nicknamed "the Heavenly Twins."[5]

Fiall's older brother, Tom Fiall, also played in the Negro leagues.[6]

Fiall died at the age of 35 in New York City from pneumonia. He is buried at the Beverly Hills Cemetery in Peekskill, New York.

References

  1. ^ a b "Harrisburg Takes Two From Chester Team" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Monday, July 28, 1924, Page 8, Column 1
  2. ^ "George Fiall". Seamheads Negro Leagues Database. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  3. ^ Riley, Ed (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-7867-0065-3.
  4. ^ Gaines, Jonathan (2010-02-11). "Black History Month: Globetrotters weren't first B-ballers from Harlem". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ "Personal Profiles: Clarence "Fats" Jenkins". Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  6. ^ "Tom Fiall". Seamheads Negro Leagues Database. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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