Cecil Cole
| Cecil Cole | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:September 23, 1919 Connellsville, Pennsylvania | |
| Died:June 20, 2002(aged 82) Connellsville, Pennsylvania | |
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for theNewark Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for theNewark Eagles | |
| Teams | |
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Cecil Edward Cole(September 23, 1919 – June 20, 2002) was an AmericanNegro leaguepitcherin the 1940s.
A native ofConnellsville, Pennsylvania,Cole graduated fromConnellsville High Schoolin 1937, and served in theUS ArmyduringWorld War II.[1]He played for theNewark Eaglesduring their1946 Negro World Serieschampionship season.[2][3][4]Cole went on to become a scout for thePittsburgh Piratesfor 35 years. He died in Connellsville in 2002 at age 82.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^"Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII".baseballinwartime.RetrievedOctober 7,2020.
- ^"Cecil Cole".seamheads.RetrievedOctober 7,2020.
- ^"Cecil Cole".baseball-reference.RetrievedOctober 7,2020.
- ^Rich Bogovich."Cecil Cole".sabr.org.RetrievedOctober 7,2020.
- ^"Cecil E. Cole".legacy.RetrievedOctober 7,2020.
- ^"He was a man of magic and baseball".triblive. June 25, 2002.RetrievedOctober 7,2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromBaseball ReferenceandSeamheads
- Cecil Cole biography fromSociety for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2002 deaths
- Newark Eagles players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- People from Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Pirates scouts
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- African-American United States Army personnel
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs