Earnest Long
Earnest Sylvestor Long (October 11, 1927 – September 20, 2000), nicknamed "The Kid", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos and Cleveland Buckeyes between 1945 and 1950.
| Earnest Long | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: October 11, 1927 Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||
| Died: September 20, 2000 (aged 72) Rome, Georgia | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1945, for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1950, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |||
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A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Long was selected to the West squad for the 1949 East–West All-Star Game.[1] He died in Rome, Georgia in 2000 at age 72.
References
- "Ernest Long". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Ernest Long at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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