Larry Bleach Explained

Larry Bleach
Position:	Second baseman
Birth Date:	July 16, 1912
Birth Place:	Brunswick, Georgia
Death Place:	Detroit, Michigan
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1937
Debutteam:	Detroit Stars
Finalyear:	1937
Finalteam:	Detroit Stars
Teams:	Detroit Stars (1937)

Laurence Benjamin Bleach (July 16, 1912 – March 15, 1991) was an American Negro league second baseman in 1937.

Early life and career

A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Bleach attended the University of Detroit, where he excelled in basketball, becoming the Titans' first African American captain; he later played for the Harlem Globetrotters.^[1] Titans head coach Lloyd Brazil called Bleach "the best all-around basketball player I've ever coached".^[2] Bleach also played baseball very briefly in 1937 for the Detroit Stars of the Negro American League.^{[3] [1]} Bleach died in Detroit, Michigan in 1991 at age 78.^{[4] [5]}

Further reading

• Standard Union staff (April 10, 1931). "Textile, 9; New Utrecht, 1". The Brooklyn Standard Union. p. 11
• Daily Eagle staff (June 14, 1931). "Textile High Defeats Madison, 10-2, to Win P.S.A.L. Crown; Bleach's Double Scores Pair". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 35
• Age staff (November 14, 1931). "Y Seniors Defeated by Bronx Manor Five". The New York Age. p. 6
• Kremenko, Bernard (January 10, 1932). "Textile High Quint Halts Jefferson's Victory March". p. 91
• Cowan, Russ (December 23, 1933). "Thru the Sport Mirror". Detroit Tribune.
• Free Press staff (January 31, 1936) "Titans Count On This Trio in First Real Test of Basketball Campaign". Detroit Free Press. p. 19
• Saunders, Lonny (July 4, 1936). "Alpha Team Defeats Naricema". The Detroit Tribune. p. 6
• Free Press staff (December 12, 1937). "Ex-Titan Star in a New Role as a Detective". Detroit Free Press. p. 56
• Johnson, Ben (November 30, 1980). "They Were Stars with Nowhere to Go". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 9H

External links

and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Mathews, Lori (March 19, 1991). "Obituary". Detroit Free Press. p. 12. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
2. Sabo, John N. (January 31, 1937). "Bleach Is Rated Best Cager in Titan History". Detroit Free Press. p. 47. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
3. Cowans, Russ J. (May 29, 1937). Detroit Humbles Indianapolis Nine Twice. The Chicago Defender. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
4. Web site: Larry Bleach . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
5. Web site: Larry Bleach . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.