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 baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.^[1] He played with several teams from 1937 to 1941.^[2]

Blackmon was regarded as the ace of the Black Barons in 1938, and was compared to Satchel Paige in the Quad-City Times.^[3]

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 and Seamheads

[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.

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