Lou Clarizio
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| Lou Clarizio | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: Louis Clarizio Jr. September 21, 1931 Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.[1][2] | |
| Died: October 22, 2025 (aged 94) | |
Batted: Right[3] Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| July 9, 1950, for the Chicago American Giants[4] | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1950, for the Chicago American Giants | |
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Louis Clarizio Jr. (September 21, 1931 – October 22, 2025) was an American baseball player. He was one of the six white professional players signed to play in the Negro leagues, the second ever signed. He played in the Negro American League. He was signed to the Chicago American Giants in 1950 by Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe with the support of the team's owner, Dr. J. B. Martin, who was concerned about black players joining Major League teams.[5] Clarizio died on October 22, 2025, at the age of 94.[6]
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