Cliff Blackmon
American baseball player
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Clifford Lorenza "Sleepy" Blackmon (March 25, 1914 – December 17, 1995) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with several teams from 1937 to 1941.[2]
| Cliff Blackmon | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 25, 1914 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: December 17, 1995 (aged 81) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1937, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1941, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Blackmon was regarded as the ace of the Black Barons in 1938, and was compared to Satchel Paige in the Quad-City Times.[3]
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