Frank Fleming | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | July 5, 1919 |
Birth Place: | Morganton, North Carolina |
Death Place: | Morganton, North Carolina |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1946 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Buckeyes |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Buckeyes |
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Frank Fleming (July 5, 1919 – July 22, 1989), sometimes spelled "Flemming" and nicknamed "Boonie", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Morganton, North Carolina, Fleming played for the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1946. He threw a no-hitter the same season while playing for the Asheville Blues. Fleming died in Morganton in 1989 at age 70.[1] [2] [3]