Cleveland Clippers Explained
The Cleveland Clippers were a Negro league baseball team in the minor United States League, based in Cleveland, Ohio in 1946.[1] Composed mostly of former players on from the Great Lakes Naval Varsity team and local sandlot stars,[2] [3] the Clippers are credited with a 2–16 record in 18 league games. By July, the Clippers had folded and the remnants of the organization merged with the Brooklyn Brown Dodgers.[4]
Roster
| Position[5] | Name | Age | Bats | Throws | Height | Weight (lbs) |
| OF | Tommy Miles | | | | | |
| OF | William Hall | | | | | |
| OF/P | Harvey Peterson | 25 | Right | Right | | |
| 1B | Robert Johnson | 27 | | | 5'11" | 180 |
| 2B | Jack Henderson | 22 | | | 6'11" | 185 |
| SS | Otis Davis | | Right | Right | 5'9" | 170 |
| 3B | Travis Taylor | 26 | | | 5'9" | 180 |
| C | Raymond Taylor | | | | | |
| C | Carl Childs | | | | | |
| C | Leonard Ausbrooks | | | | | |
| P | Lucius Holton | 25 | | Right | 6'4" | 200 |
| P | Edgar Baker | 27 | | Right | | |
| P | Thomas Jackson | 33 | | Left | | |
| 2B | Leroy "Spud" Gaffenreed | | | | | |
| 3B | Lee Boyd | | | | | |
| 1B/MGR | Jim Bender | | | | | |
| P | Sam Barber | | | | | |
| OF | Jack Bruce | | | | | |
| C | Burch | | | | | |
| 2B | Daniels | | | | | |
| P | Garrett | | | | | |
| C | R. Gaston | | | | | |
| OF | Edie Johnson | | | | | |
| UTL | William Mason | | | | | |
| P | Frank McCallister | | | | | |
| C | Peterson | | | | | |
| P | Travis Jackson | | | | | |
| OF | David Whatley | | | | | |
| P/OF | Eddie Williams | | | | | |
| C | Jesse Williams | | | | | |
| MGR | John Shackleford | | | | | | |
See also
References
- Web site: United States League (1945-1946). live. 2021-10-15. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023193224/http://www.cnlbr.org/Portals/0/Standings/United%2520States%2520League%2520(1945-1946)%25202019-10.pdf . 2021-10-23 .
- News: May 25, 1946. Cleveland Clippers Meet Boston Blues Friday at Stadium. Cleveland Call and Post. NewspaperArchive.com.
- News: June 10, 1946. Blues Take 2 From Br. Dodgers, Up League Lead. The Brooklyn Eagle. NewspaperArchive.com.
- News: July 18, 1946. Negro Dodgers Buy Entire Clipper Roster. The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. NewspaperArchive.com.
- Web site: Rosters - United States League (1945-1946). live. 2021-10-21. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021155419/http://www.cnlbr.org/Portals/0/Rosters/Rosters%20-%20United%20States%20League%20(1945-1946).pdf . 2021-10-21 .
