Sam Segraves
American baseball player
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Samuel D. Segraves (May 13, 1920 – July 4, 1994) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
| Sam Segraves | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 13, 1920 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Died: July 4, 1994 (aged 74) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1942, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1943, for the Cincinnati Clowns | |
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A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Segraves was the younger brother of fellow-Negro leaguer J. C. Segraves. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 with the Cleveland Buckeyes and Memphis Red Sox, and played the following season for the Cincinnati Clowns.[1][2][3] Segraves died in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1994 at age 74.
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