Cecil Cole
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| Cecil Cole | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 23, 1919 Connellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: June 20, 2002 (aged 82) Connellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
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Cecil Edward Cole (September 23, 1919 – June 20, 2002) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Cole graduated from Connellsville High School in 1937, and served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season.[2][3][4] Cole went on to become a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 35 years. He died in Connellsville in 2002 at age 82.[5][6]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Cecil Cole biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2002 deaths
- Newark Eagles players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Pirates scouts
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- African-American United States Army personnel
- Negro league baseball pitcher, 1910s birth stubs