Charlie Blackwell Explained

Charlie Blackwell
Position:	Outfielder
Birth Date:	December 12, 1894
Birth Place:	Brandenburg, Kentucky, US
Death Place:	Proviso, Illinois, US
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Debutyear:	1915
Debutteam:	West Baden Sprudels
Finalyear:	1929
Finalteam:	Nashville Elite Giants
Teams:	West Baden Sprudels (1915)^[1] St. Louis Giants/Stars (1916-1917, 1919-1925, 1928)^[2] ^[3] Indianapolis ABCs (1917)^[4] St. Louis Giants (1924) Birmingham Black Barons (1925) Detroit Stars (1926) Bacharach Giants (1928) Nashville Elite Giants (1929)

Charles H. "Rucker" Blackwell (December 12, 1894 – April 22, 1935) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1915 to 1929 with several teams, playing mostly with the and St. Louis Giants/Stars.^[5]

External links

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Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdQzBhbHFSUHlDNE0 "A.B.C.'s Take Three From The Sprudels" Indianapolis, IN, Wednesday, May 19, 1915, Page 10, Column 6
2. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/000001.pdf "Kansas City Monarchs Defeat Negro Giants" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, May 10, 1920, Page 15
3. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdUUQxZDk2Z3RDeFU "Triple Play a Feature of Sunday Game" The Daily Independent, Murphysboro, IL, Monday, June 11, 1928, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
4. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1Wcncq5-bHdUlRrNXdWWkpWZEU "Big City Stuff is Too Much for Local Club" Logansport Pharos-Reporter, Logansport, IN, Monday, July 9, 1917, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
5. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .