Larry Bleach
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| Larry Bleach | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: July 16, 1912 Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: March 15, 1991 (aged 78) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1937, for the Detroit Stars | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1937, for the Detroit Stars | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Laurence Benjamin Bleach (July 16, 1912 – March 15, 1991) was an American Negro league second baseman in 1937.
A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Bleach attended the University of Detroit, where he excelled in basketball, becoming the Titans' first African American captain; he later played for the Harlem Globetrotters.[1] Titans head coach Lloyd Brazil called Bleach "the best all-around basketball player I've ever coached".[2] Bleach also played baseball very briefly in 1937 for the Detroit Stars of the Negro American League.[3][1] Bleach died in Detroit, Michigan in 1991 at age 78.[4][5]
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