Cecil Edward Cole (September 23, 1919 – June 20, 2002) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
| Cecil Cole | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 23, 1919 Connellsville, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: June 20, 2002 (aged 82) Connellsville, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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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
edit- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Cecil Cole". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Cecil Cole". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Rich Bogovich. "Cecil Cole". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Cecil E. Cole". legacy.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "He was a man of magic and baseball". triblive.com. June 25, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Cecil Cole biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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