Carl Whitney | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 1913 9, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
Death Date: | July 1986 |
Death Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1942 |
Debutteam: | New York Black Yankees |
Finalyear: | 1942 |
Finalteam: | Newark Eagles |
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Carl Eugene Whitney (September 7, 1913 – July 1986) was a Negro league baseball player.
In 1942, Whitney played as a reserve outfielder for the New York Black Yankees, a team co-owned by financier James "Soldier Boy" Semler and famed toe-tapper Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. He also briefly played for the Newark Eagles in 1942. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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