Cecil Cole

American baseball player
Baseball player
Cecil Cole
Pitcher
Born: (1919-09-23)September 23, 1919
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Died: June 20, 2002(2002-06-20) (aged 82)
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1946, for the Newark Eagles
Teams
  • Newark Eagles (1946)

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

  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cecil Cole". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cecil Cole". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Rich Bogovich. "Cecil Cole". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cecil E. Cole". legacy.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "He was a man of magic and baseball". triblive.com. June 25, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
  • Cecil Cole biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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Newark Eagles 1946 Negro World Series champions
Jimmy Boyd
Cecil Cole
Johnny Davis
Leon Day
Larry Doby
Charles England
Benny Felder
Oscar Givens
Bob Harvey
Fred Hobgood
Leniel Hooker
Cal Irvin
Monte Irvin
Clarence Isreal
Rufus Lewis
Max Manning
Charlie Parks
Pat Patterson
Warren Peace
Lennie Pearson
Leon Ruffin
Skeeter Watkins
Jimmy Wilkes
Robert Williams
Manager
Biz Mackey


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