Clyde Parris Explained

Clyde Parris
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:September 11, 1922
Birth Place:Panama City, Panama
Death Place:Valley Stream, New York
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1946
Debutteam:Baltimore Elite Giants
Finalyear:1947
Finalteam:New York Black Yankees
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Jonathan Clyde Parris (September 11, 1922  - July 9, 2016) was a Panamanian infielder in the American Negro leagues in the 1940s.

A native of Panama City, Panama, Parris played for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946, and the New York Black Yankees in 1946 and 1947.[1] Following his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball through 1960, including five years with the Montreal Royals of the International League.[2] Parris died in Valley Stream, New York in 2016 at age 93.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clyde Parris . seamheads.com . August 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Clyde Parris . baseball-reference.com . August 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Clyde Parris, Baltimore Negro Leaguer and Panamanian Baseball Great, Dies at 93 . afro.com . July 23, 2016 . August 4, 2020.