Charles Gary

American baseball player
Baseball player
Charles Gary
Third baseman
Born: (1920-06-01)June 1, 1920
Selma, Alabama
Died: June 4, 2011(2011-06-04) (aged 91)
Daytona Beach, Florida
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1948, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1950, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
  • Homestead Grays (1948–1950)

Charles Gary (June 1, 1920 – June 4, 2011) was an American Negro league third baseman for the Homestead Grays from 1948 to 1950.

A native of Selma, Alabama, Gary served in the United States Navy prior to playing in the Negro leagues.[1] He joined the Homestead Grays during their 1948 Negro World Series championship season,[2][3] and played with the team through 1950.[1] Gary died in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2011 at age 91.

References

  1. ^ a b "Charles Gary". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Charles Gary". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "1948 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
  • Charles Gary biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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Homestead Grays 1948 Negro World Series champions
Ted Alexander
Sam Bankhead
Lefty Bell
Garnett Blair
Bob Boston
Clarence Bruce
Luther Clifford
Luke Easter
Clarence Evans
Red Fields
Ervin Fowlkes
Charles Gary
Robert Gaston
Larry Kimbrough
Buck Leonard
Luis Márquez
Eudie Napier
Tom Parker
Willie Pope
Willie Smith
Victoriano Sosa
Frank Thompson
Bob Thurman
Bob Trice
R. T. Walker
Manager
Vic Harris


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