Charles Spearman (baseball)

Charles Spearman
Charles Spearman
	Catcher
	Born: November 3, 1891; Arkadelphia, Arkansas
	Died: October 1970; Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Both	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1919, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
	1929, for the Lincoln Giants
Teams
	Fort Worth Black Panthers (1920) [1]; Brooklyn Royal Giants (1919, 1921–1926); Cleveland Elites (1926); Lincoln Giants (1928–1929);

Charles Kenston Spearman (November 3, 1891 – October, 1970) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1919 to 1929 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Cleveland Elites, and Lincoln Giants . Three of his brothers, Henry, Clyde, and Willie also played in the Negro Leagues.[2]

References

"Dallas vs Fort Worth" Dallas Express, Dallas, Texas, Saturday, April 17, 1920, Page 3, Columns 1 and 3
Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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