Spencer Gettys Explained

Spencer Gettys
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:June 8, 1916
Birth Place:Rock Hill, South Carolina
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1936
Debutteam:Bacharach Giants
Finalyear:1936
Finalteam:Bacharach Giants
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Spencer Lee Gettys (June 8, 1916 – November 18, 2004) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s.

A native of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Gettys attended Radnor High School where he was a star football player, and went on to attend Delaware State University. He played for the Bacharach Giants in 1936. After a longtime career as a stonemason, Gettys resumed his formal education, receiving degrees from Temple University and Antioch University. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2004 at age 88.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spencer Gettys . seamheads.com . August 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Spencer Gettys . baseball-reference.com . August 16, 2021.
  3. Web site: Kristin E. Holmes . Obituary for Spencer Gettys . thedeadballera.com . November 24, 2004 . August 28, 2021.