Frank Grant | |
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![]() Grant in 1887 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: Pittsfield, Massachusetts | August 1, 1865|
Died: May 27, 1937 New York, New York | (aged 71)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro Leagues debut | |
1889, for the Cuban Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1903, for the Philadelphia Giants | |
Teams | |
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Member of the National | |
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Induction | 2006 |
Election method | Committee on African-American Baseball |
Ulysses Franklin Grant (August 1, 1865 – May 27, 1937) was an American baseball player in the 19th century. Early in his career, he was a star player in the International League, shortly before race-based restrictions were imposed that banned African-American players from organized baseball. Grant then became a pioneer in the early Negro leagues, starring for several of the top African-American teams of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is widely considered to have been the greatest African-American player of the 19th century. In 2006, Grant was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.