Dan Penno
PositionShortstop
Birth date1861
Birth placeEast Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S.
Death dateJuly 25, 1924
Death placeNew York, New York, U.S.
DebutleagueNegro league baseball
Debutyear1887
DebutteamBoston Resolutes
Finalyear1898
FinalteamCuban Giants
Teams

Daniel Penno (1861 – July 25, 1924) was an American Negro league shortstop in the 1880s and 1890s.

A native of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Penno made his Negro leagues debut in 1887 with the Boston Resolutes. He went on to play for several other teams, including the Cuban Giants in 1898.[1][2][3] Penno died in New York, New York in 1924 at age 62 or 63.

References

  1. ^ "Dan Penno". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dan Penno". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Peterson, Todd (2020). The Negro Leagues Were Major Leagues: Historians Reappraise Black Baseball. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 978-1476636429.

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