Stephen Stradley

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Stephen Stradley (1893-1972) was a Negro league baseball player who played exclusively for the Baltimore Black Sox. He was a switch-hitter with a career average of .253 who began his career in the outfield and then wound up at shortstop. He entered the league at only 19 years old in 1912, and retired at the young age of 29 in 1922 due to a rare heart condition and the desire to support his wife in her struggles as a women's rights advocate.