Reginald Hopwood (baseball)

Reginald Hopwood
Outfielder
Born: (1906-02-05)February 5, 1906
Marlin, Texas, U.S.
Died: July 4, 1984(1984-07-04) (aged 78)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Negro league baseball debut
1928, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1928, for the Kansas City Monarchs
NNL statistics
Batting average.118
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Reginald Lanier Hopwood (February 5, 1906 – July 4, 1984) was an American Negro league outfielder.

A native of Marlin, Texas, Hopwood played for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1928.[1][2]

He was shot in the chest during an altercation outside a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota in June 1946.[3]

He died in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1984 at age 78.

References

  1. ^ "Reginald Hopwood". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Reginald Hopwood". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "St. Paulite Shot; Man With Pistol Arrested". The Minneapolis Star. 3 June 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 28 March 2025.


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