Columbus Vance | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | February 25, 1902 |
Birth Place: | Paynesville, West Virginia |
Death Date: | December, 1982 |
Death Place: | Elkhart, Indiana |
Bats: | Both |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1927 |
Debutteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
Finalyear: | 1934 |
Finalteam: | Birmingham Black Barons |
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Columbus Vance (February 25, 1902 - December, 1982) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1927 and 1934.
A native of Paynesville, West Virginia, Vance made his Negro leagues debut with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1927. He went on to play for the Homestead Grays and Indianapolis ABCs before finishing his career back in Birmingham in 1934.[1] [2] Vance died in Elkhart, Indiana in 1982 at age 80.
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