Harry Rhodes | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | October 20, 1922 |
Birth Place: | McComb, Mississippi |
Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1940 |
Debutteam: | Chicago American Giants |
Finalyear: | 1950 |
Finalteam: | Chicago American Giants |
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Harry Rhodes Jr. (October 20, 1922 - July 6, 2001), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of McComb, Mississippi, Rhodes made his Negro leagues debut with the Chicago American Giants in 1940.[1] After serving in the military during World War II,[2] he returned to the Giants for the 1946 through 1950 seasons,[3] and went on to play for the Carman Cardinals of the Mandak League in 1952 and 1953.[4] Rhodes died in Chicago, Illinois in 2001 at age 78.
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