Charlie Blackwell

Charlie Blackwell
Outfielder
Born: December 12, 1894 Brandenburg, Kentucky
Died: April 22, 1935 (aged 40) Proviso, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
1915, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
1929, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Teams
West Baden Sprudels (1915)[1] St. Louis Giants (1916-1917, 1919-1921, 1924, 1928)[2] Indianapolis ABCs (1917)[3] St. Louis Stars (1922-1925) Birmingham Black Barons (1925) Detroit Stars (1926) Bacharach Giants (1928) St. Louis Giants (1928)[4] Nashville Elite Giants (1929)

Charles H. "Rucker" Blackwell (December 12, 1894 – April 22, 1935) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1915 to 1929 with several teams, playing mostly with the St. Louis Giants^[4] and St. Louis Stars.^[5]

References

1. "A.B.C.'s Take Three From The Sprudels" Indianapolis, IN, Wednesday, May 19, 1915, Page 10, Column 6
2. "Kansas City Monarchs Defeat Negro Giants" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, May 10, 1920, Page 15
3. "Big City Stuff is Too Much for Local Club" Logansport Pharos-Reporter, Logansport, IN, Monday, July 9, 1917, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
4. "Triple Play a Feature of Sunday Game" The Daily Independent, Murphysboro, IL, Monday, June 11, 1928, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
5. 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 Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)