George Walter Ball was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. Born in Detroit, Michigan, from 1893 he played ten years as the only black player on minor white teams in Minnesota and North Dakota. For more than a decade beginning 1903, he played for major teams, mainly in the Chicago region. Sources say he was given the nickname "the Georgia Rabbit" and "Diamond".
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 13, 1877
- Died
- December 15, 1946
