Clarence Palm
Appearance
Clarence Palm | |
---|---|
Catcher | |
Born: Georgetown, Texas | October 27, 1907|
Died: April 21, 1969 New York, New York | (aged 61)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1927, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the New York Black Yankees | |
Teams | |
|
Robert Clarence Palm (October 27, 1907 – April 21, 1969), nicknamed "Spoony", was an American Negro league catcher who played for several teams between 1927 and 1946.
A native of Georgetown, Texas, Palm played a key role on the St. Louis Stars' 1928 Negro National League championship team.[1][2] He died in New York, New York in 1969 at age 61.
References
[edit]- ^ Kevin Johnson (July 15, 2008). "The 1928 Negro National League Championship: St. Louis' Forgotten World Champions". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "1928 Season NNL I Championship Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1969 deaths
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Brooklyn Eagles players
- Chicago American Giants players
- Cleveland Giants players
- Detroit Stars players
- Homestead Grays players
- New York Black Yankees players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- St. Louis Stars (baseball) players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Baseball catchers
- Negro league baseball catcher stubs