Pinky Beane

William D. Beane

• Bats Left, Throws Right

Pinky Beane made his professional baseball debut with the 1952 Burlington-Graham Pirates, going 7-11 with a 3.53 ERA in the Carolina League, issuing 98 walks in 171 innings. Beane was 7-8, 3.86 for Burlington-Graham a year later and got no decisions for the Batavia Clippers. Missing 1954, Pinky returned in 1955 with the Dublin Irish and went 4-5, 5.80. He finished the year for the Rock Hill Chiefs and was 0-4 there. In '56, Beane was 5-4 with a 5.95 ERA for the Albany Cardinals. He finished his career in 1957, getting no decisions for the Wilson Tobs and going 9-5 with a 3.36 ERA with the Fort Walton Beach Jets. Overall, he was 32-37 as a professional baseball pitcher.

Personal Recollection

"Pinky" Bean(e?) was a right-handed pitcher on the 1955 Class B Rock Hill Chiefs of the Tri-State League. He joined the club after the start of the season. I was also a pitcher on the team, and remember Pinky as possibly hailing from Charlotte, N.C. He may also have been pitching for the Charlotte Hornets (Class A) when sent to Rock Hill, although I am not certain of this. I remember him as a young player, probably in his very early twenties, with blond hair, and of about average height and weight. I can't recall his pitching record, but he seemed to have good pitching mechanics and good poise on the mound. I think he probably played pro ball after 1955.

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Submitted as a personal remembrance by Bill O'Donnell, User:Pitcher53