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Cliff Blackmon

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Cliff Blackmon
Pitcher
Born: (1914-03-25)March 25, 1914
Mobile, Alabama
Died: December 17, 1995(1995-12-17) (aged 81)
Mobile, Alabama
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1941, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
Teams

Clifford Lorenza "Sleepy" Blackmon (March 25, 1914 – December 17, 1995) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with several teams from 1937 to 1941.[2]

Blackmon was regarded as the ace of the Black Barons in 1938, and was compared to Satchel Paige in the Quad-City Times.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "Cliff Blackmon Seamheads profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Birmingham Club Strong". Quad-City Times. 1938-06-13. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.
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