Frank Fleming (baseball)
Frank Fleming | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Morganton, North Carolina | July 5, 1919|
Died: July 22, 1989 Morganton, North Carolina | (aged 70)|
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
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Frank Fleming (July 5, 1919 – July 22, 1989), sometimes spelled "Flemming" and nicknamed "Boonie", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Morganton, North Carolina, Fleming played for the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1946. He threw a no-hitter the same season while playing for the Asheville Blues. Fleming died in Morganton in 1989 at age 70.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Frank Fleming". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Matthew Carter. "Shortstops: Blues and Baseball". baseballhall.org. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Negro Leagues no-hitters". nonohitters.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
External links[]
- Baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 1989 deaths
- Cleveland Buckeyes players
- People from Morganton, North Carolina
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs