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Harry Else

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Harry Else
Catcher/Pitcher
Born: (1906-01-09)January 9, 1906
Terrell, Texas
Died: December 28, 1986(1986-12-28) (aged 80)
San Diego, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1931, for the Monroe Monarchs
Last appearance
1940, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams

Harry Elmo "Speed" Else (January 9, 1906 – December 28, 1986) was an American baseball catcher and pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1932 to 1940 with several teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants. He played for the West in the 1936 East-West All-Star Game.[1]

References

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