Henry Merchant
American baseball player
Baseball player
Henry Merchant | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1918-02-17)February 17, 1918 Birmingham, Alabama | |
Died: August 23, 1982(1982-08-23) (aged 64) Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1940, for the Chicago American Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1954, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
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Henry Lewis Merchant (February 17, 1918 – August 23, 1982), nicknamed "Speed", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s and 1950s.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Merchant made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 for the Chicago American Giants.[1] He spent many years with the Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns, and was selected to represent Indianapolis in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950 and 1952.[2] Merchant died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1982 at age 64.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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