Carl Whitney
Carl Eugene Whitney (September 7, 1913 – July 1986)[1] was a Negro league baseball player.
| Carl Whitney | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: September 7, 1913 St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Died: July 1986 St. Louis, Missouri | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1942, for the New York Black Yankees | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1942, for the Newark Eagles | |||
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In 1942, Whitney played as a reserve outfielder for the New York Black Yankees, a team co-owned by financier James "Soldier Boy" Semler and famed toe-tapper Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. He also briefly played for the Newark Eagles in 1942. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
References
- Riley, James A. (2002), The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf, p. 837, ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Find a Grave Bio
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