Alex Radcliffe

Alex Radcliffe (July 26, 1905 July 18, 1983)[1] was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He is widely acknowledged to have been the best third baseman in the history of the Negro American League.[2] He was the brother of Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe.

Alexander "Alec" Radcliffe
Third Base
Born: (1905-07-26)July 26, 1905
Mobile, Alabama
Died: July 18, 1983(1983-07-18) (aged 77)
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1928, for the Chicago Giants
Last appearance
1946, for the Memphis Red sox
Negro league statistics
Plate appearances1023
Batting average.283
Home runs12
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 13× All-Star (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 (1), 1939 (2), 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 (1), 1946 (2))

Early life and death

Radcliffe was born in Mobile, Alabama and died in Chicago, Illinois.

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References

  1. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
  2. MFK. 'Alex Radcliffe', Baseball Library (2002) Archived 2006-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 25, 2005.


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