Pembroke Finlayson

Pembroke Finlayson

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 140 lb.

• Debut June 6, 1908
• Final Game September 1, 1909
• Born July 31, 1888 in Cheraw, SC USA
• Died March 6, 1912 in Brooklyn, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Pembroke Finlayson had a couple of cups of coffee with the Brooklyn Superbas at ages 19 and 20. Not long thereafter, he died at age 23 - he had a heart problem for which he had surgery, and then he tried to come back to baseball too soon and overstressed himself.

Ron Schuler's website has a long article about Finlayson, who was called "The Midget Twirler". Although born in South Carolina he partly grew up in Brooklyn, NY, where baseball was common. He played amateur ball, then for a railroad's team, and then for the Lynn Shoemakers in the New England League. In 1908 he played for the Rochester Bronchos, Nashville Volunteers, and Brockton Tigers. He apparently stayed with Brockton in 1909. In 1910 he was with the Lawrence Colts, Providence Grays, and Rochester. In 1911 he was with the Memphis Turtles.

He died in 1912, leaving behind a wife, a son, and a daughter. Source: Pembroke Finlayson

Related Sites

• Pembroke Finlayson at the SABR Bio Project
• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Pembroke Finlayson