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Ted Strong

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Theodore Reginald "Ted" Strong
Outfield/Infielder
Born: (1914-01-02)January 2, 1914
South Bend, Indiana
Died: March 1, 1978(1978-03-01) (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
debut
1937, for the Indianapolis Athletics
Last appearance
1951, for the Chicago American Giants
Negro league statistics
Plate appearances544
Batting average.308
Home runs13
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (1937, 1938, 1939 (1), 1939 (2), 1941, 1942 (1), 1942 (2))

Theodore Reginald Strong, Jr. (January 2, 1914 – March 1, 1978), was an American Negro League baseball player who played from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1951 for the Indianapolis Athletics, Indianapolis ABCs, Indianapolis Clowns, Kansas City Monarchs, and Chicago American Giants.[1] Strong also played for the original Harlem Globetrotters.

Strong's career was interrupted while he served in World War II from 1943 to 1945.

References

  1. ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.