Cliff Blackmon

Cliff Blackmon
Cliff Blackmon
	Pitcher
	Born: March 25, 1914; Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
	Died: December 17, 1995 (aged 81); Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1937, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1941, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1937); Birmingham Black Barons (1938); Indianapolis ABCs (1939); Memphis Red Sox (1939); New York Cubans (1941); St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1941);

Clifford Lorenza "Sleepy" Blackmon (March 25, 1914 – December 17, 1995) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with several teams from 1937 to 1941.

Blackmon was regarded as the ace of the Black Barons in 1938, and was compared to Satchel Paige in the Quad-City Times.

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
↑ "Cliff Blackmon Seamheads profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
↑ "Birmingham Club Strong". Quad-City Times. 1938-06-13. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Retrosheet and Seamheads

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[2] "Cliff Blackmon Seamheads profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[3] "Birmingham Club Strong". Quad-City Times. 1938-06-13. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.

Cliff Blackmon
Pitcher
Born: (1914-03-25)March 25, 1914 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died: December 17, 1995(1995-12-17) (aged 81) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1941, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Chicago American Giants (1937) Birmingham Black Barons (1938) Indianapolis ABCs (1939) Memphis Red Sox (1939) New York Cubans (1941) St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1941)