Clyde Parris

Clyde Parris
Clyde Parris
	Infielder
	Born: September 11, 1922; Panama City, Panama
	Died: July 9, 2016 (aged 93); Valley Stream, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1947, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Baltimore Elite Giants (1946); New York Black Yankees (1946–1947);

Jonathan Clyde Parris (September 11, 1922 – July 9, 2016) was a Panamanian infielder in the American Negro leagues in the 1940s.

A native of Panama City, Panama, Parris played for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946, and the New York Black Yankees in 1946 and 1947.[1] Following his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball through 1960, including five years with the Montreal Royals of the International League.[2] Parris died in Valley Stream, New York in 2016 at age 93.[3]

References

"Clyde Parris". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
"Clyde Parris". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
"Clyde Parris, Baltimore Negro Leaguer and Panamanian Baseball Great, Dies at 93". afro.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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

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