Tom Parker (baseball)

Tom Parker, Jr.
Pitcher
Born: (1912-02-12)February 12, 1912 Alexandria, Louisiana
Died: October 14, 1964(1964-10-14) (aged 52) Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1931, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
Indianapolis ABCs (1931) New Orleans Crescent Stars (1934) Nashville Elite Giants (1934) Homestead Grays (1935–1939, 1948) Indianapolis Athletics (1937) New York Black Yankees (1942) New York Cubans (1945) Birmingham Black Barons (1945)

Thomas "Big Train" Parker, Jr. (February 12, 1912 – October 14, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1931 to 1948 with several teams, playing mostly with the Homestead Grays. After serving in the U. S. Army during World War II, Parker briefly returned to professional baseball, but returned home to Louisiana. He died in 1964 and is buried in Plot E, Grave 3664 in the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.

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