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First baseman
Born: September 8, 1907
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: November 27, 1997 (aged 90)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro leagues debut
1933, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last Negro leagues appearance
1950, for the Homestead Grays
Negro leagues[a] statistics
Batting average .346
Hits 748
Home runs 97
Runs batted in 548
Stolen bases 32
Teams
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1933)
Homestead Grays (1934–1950)
Career highlights and awards
11× All-Star (1935, 1937–1941, 1943–1946, 1948²)
3× Negro World Series champion (1943, 1944, 1948)
2× Negro National League batting champion (1935, 1938)
Washington Nationals Ring of Honor
Pirates Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction 1972
Election method Negro Leagues Committee
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