Willie Gisentaner

Willie Gisentaner
Willie Gisentaner
	Pitcher
	Born: December 11, 1899; Ozark, Alabama, U.S.
	Died: March 1962 (aged 62); Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	1921, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1936, for the Homestead Grays
Career statistics
Win–loss record	42–51
Earned run average	4.87
Strikeouts	347
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1921); Columbus Buckeyes (1921); Kansas City Monarchs (1922–1923); Harrisburg Giants (1925); Newark Stars (1926); New York Lincoln Giants (1926–1928); Cuban Stars (East) (1929); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1929); Louisville Black Caps (1930); Louisville White Sox (1931); Louisville Black Caps (1932); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932); Nashville Elite Giants (1933); Homestead Grays (1934–1936);

William Gisentaner (December 11, 1899 – March 1962)^[2] was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1937 with several teams, including the Homestead Grays,^[1] Kansas City Monarchs and the Lincoln Giants. He pitched with a mangled left hand.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Colored Teams to Appear at Riverside Park" Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, September 16, 1936, Page 8, Column 7"
^ "Ex-baseball star dies in Detroit". The Afro-American. 10 March 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.