Clyde Spearman

Baseball player
Clyde Spearman
Outfielder
Born: (1912-07-23)July 23, 1912
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Died: February 13, 1955(1955-02-13) (aged 42)
New York City, New York
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1932, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Last appearance
1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
  • Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932, 1937)
  • New York Black Yankees (1934–1935, 1946)
  • New York Cubans (1935–1936)
  • Philadelphia Stars (1938–1939, 1945)
  • Chicago American Giants (1941–1942)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1943)

Clyde "Big Splo" Spearman (July 23, 1912 – February 13, 1955) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1932 to 1946 with several teams.[1] Four of his brothers, Charles, Henry, Willie, and Codie, and his nephew Fred also played in the Negro leagues.[2]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "Clyde Spearman Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads


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