Earnest Long
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| Earnest Long | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 11, 1927 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: September 20, 2000 (aged 72) Rome, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1945, for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1950, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
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Earnest Sylvestor Long (October 11, 1927 – September 20, 2000), nicknamed "the Kid", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos and Cleveland Buckeyes between 1945 and 1950.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Long was selected to the West squad for the 1949 East–West All-Star Game.[1] He died in Rome, Georgia in 2000 at age 72.
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