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Cecil Cole

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Cecil Cole
Pitcher
Born: (1919-09-23)September 23, 1919
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Died: June 20, 2002(2002-06-20) (aged 82)
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1946, for the Newark Eagles
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Cecil Edward Cole (September 23, 1919 – June 20, 2002) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Cole graduated from Connellsville High School in 1937, and served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season.[2][3][4] Cole went on to become a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 35 years. He died in Connellsville in 2002 at age 82.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cecil Cole". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cecil Cole". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Rich Bogovich. "Cecil Cole". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cecil E. Cole". legacy.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "He was a man of magic and baseball". triblive.com. June 25, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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