About Geoff Expertise Huge baseball trivia lover! I will attempt to answer anything you can think of when it comes to major league baseball. I have a large reference library of all things baseball. Try to stump me!
Question Is Tom Gordon the oldest black pitcher in the league? Starter or reliever?
Answer Hi Tracey,
Thanks for writing.
Although I am unsure of the nationality of a lot of players: a player with a hispanic last name could be white/ hispanic/ or black, I could not find any African American pitcher older than Tom Gordon (born 11/18/67).
Barry Bonds is clearly the oldest African American player, but Tom Gordon would seem to be the oldest African American pitcher still playing.
