Willie Gisentaner
With a truncated index finger on his pitching hand,1 southpaw Willie “Three Finger” Gisentaner was the Negro Leagues’ counterpart to the major leagues’ Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown. Gisentaner moved from team to team in a career that lasted two decades. He was recognized as a smart pitcher and a good hitter. On December 11, 1899, William Gisentaner […]

