Charles Spearman (baseball)

Charles Spearman

Catcher

Born: November 3, 1891
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Died: October 1970
Cleveland, Ohio

Batted: Both

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1919, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants

Last appearance

1929, for the Lincoln Giants

Teams

Brooklyn Royal Giants (1919, 1921-1926)
Cleveland Elites (1926)
Lincoln Giants (1928-1929)

Charles Kenston Spearman (November 3, 1891 – October, 1970) was an African-American baseball catcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1919 to 1929 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Cleveland Elites, and Lincoln Giants . Three of his brothers, Henry, Clyde, and Willie played in the Negro Leagues.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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