Clyde Parris
Panamanian baseball player (1922–2016)
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Jonathan Clyde Parris (September 11, 1922 – July 9, 2016) was a Panamanian professional baseball third baseman, shortstop and second baseman in the Negro leagues in the 1940s.
| Clyde Parris | |
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| Third baseman / Shortstop / Second baseman | |
| Born: September 11, 1922 Panama City, Panama | |
| Died: July 9, 2016 (aged 93) Valley Stream, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1947, for the New York Black Yankees | |
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A native of Panama City, Panama, Parris played for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946, and the New York Black Yankees in 1946 and 1947.[1] Following his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball through 1960, including five years with the Montreal Royals of the International League.[2] Parris died in Valley Stream, New York in 2016 at age 93.[3]
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