Clyde Parris

Clyde Parris
Third baseman / Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1922-09-11)September 11, 1922
Panama City, Panama
Died: July 9, 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 93)
Valley Stream, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
1947, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

Jonathan Clyde Parris (September 11, 1922 – July 9, 2016) was a Panamanian professional baseball third baseman, shortstop and second baseman in the Negro leagues in the 1940s.

A native of Panama City, Panama, Parris played for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946, and the New York Black Yankees in 1946 and 1947.[1] Following his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball through 1960, including five years with the Montreal Royals of the International League.[2] Parris died in Valley Stream, New York in 2016 at age 93.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Clyde Parris". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Clyde Parris". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Clyde Parris, Baltimore Negro Leaguer and Panamanian Baseball Great, Dies at 93". afro.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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