Willie Pope

William Robert Pope, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays between 1946 and 1948.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Pope was the brother of major leaguer Dave Pope, and served in the US Army during World [War II]. After one year with Pittsburgh, he joined the Homestead Grays. Pope tossed a no-hitter for the Grays in 1947 against the New [York Cubans], and was a member of the Grays' 1948 [Negro World Series] championship club, recording a key triple during the series against the Birmingham [Black Barons].
Pope died in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania in 2010 at age 91.