Earnest Long | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | October 11, 1927 |
Birth Place: | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Death Place: | Rome, Georgia |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1945 |
Debutteam: | Chattanooga Choo-Choos |
Finalyear: | 1950 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Buckeyes |
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Earnest Sylvestor Long (October 11, 1927 - September 20, 2000), nicknamed "The Kid", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos and Cleveland Buckeyes between 1945 and 1950.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Long was selected to the West squad for the 1949 East–West All-Star Game.[1] He died in Rome, Georgia in 2000 at age 72.
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