The Cleveland Clippers were a Negro league baseball team in the minor United States League, based in Cleveland, Ohio in 1946. Composed mostly of former players on from the Great Lakes Naval Varsity team and local sandlot stars, the Clippers are credited with a 2–16 record in 18 league games. By July, the Clippers had folded and the remnants of the organization merged with the Brooklyn Brown Dodgers.
Roster PositionNameAgeBatsThrowsHeightWeight (lbs)OFTommy MilesOFWilliam HallOF/PHarvey Peterson25RightRight1BRobert Johnson275'11"1802BJack Henderson226'11"185SSOtis DavisRightRight5'9"1703BTravis Taylor265'9"180CRaymond TaylorCCarl ChildsCLeonard AusbrooksPLucius Holton25Right6'4"200PEdgar Baker27RightPThomas Jackson33Left2BLeroy "Spud" Gaffenreed3BLee Boyd1B/MGRJim BenderPSam BarberOFJack BruceCBurch2BDanielsPGarrettCR. GastonOFEdie JohnsonUTLWilliam MasonPFrank McCallisterCPetersonPTravis JacksonOFDavid WhatleyP/OFEddie WilliamsCJesse WilliamsMGRJohn Shackleford
See also United States League Brooklyn Brown Dodgers
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