Alfred Surratt

Alfred G. "Slick" Surratt (November 9, 1922 – February 15, 2010)[1] was an American baseball outfielder in the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro league baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1947 until 1952.[2] Surratt later co-founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City in 1990.[2]

Alfred Surratt
Outfielder
Born: (1922-11-09)November 9, 1922
Danville, Arkansas
Died: February 15, 2010(2010-02-15) (aged 87)
Kansas City, Missouri
Negro league baseball debut
1947, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
1952, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Teams

Surratt was born in Danville, Arkansas.[2] He moved to Kansas City, Missouri, after eighth grade to live with his father.[2] He served in the United States Army during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge in 1946.[2]

In 1947, Surratt joined the Detroit Stars, another Negro league team.[2] He soon moved back to Kansas City in 1947, where he was a reserve outfielder for the Kansas City Monarchs until his retirement from the league in 1952.[2]

Surratt began working at the Ford Motor Company's assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri that same year.[2] He continued to work for Ford at Claycomo for the next 51 years.[2]

Surratt was an original founding member of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which opened in Kansas City in 1990.[2] He also served on the museum's board of directors.[2] Starting in the early 1990s, he became known as a raconteur of the Negro leagues.

Surratt died at a nursing home in Kansas City on February 15, 2010, at the age of 87.[2] He was survived by his wife, Tommie, and son, Alfred Surratt Jr.[2]

References
  1. "Slick Surratt". IMDb.
  2. Penn, Steven (2010-02-28). "Alfred "Slick" Surratt, a founder of Negro Leagues Museum, dies at age 87". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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