Charlie Blackwell

Outfielder

Born: December 12, 1894
Brandenburg, Kentucky

Died: April 22, 1935 (aged 40)
Proviso, Illinois

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

Professional debut

1915 for the West Baden Sprudels

Last professional appearance

1929 for the Nashville Elite Giants

Teams

West Baden Sprudels (1915)^[1]
St. Louis Giants (1916-1917, 1919-1921, 1924, 1928)^[2]
Indianapolis ABCs (1917)^[3]
St. Louis Stars (1922-1925)
Birmingham Black Barons (1925)
Detroit Stars (1926)
Bacharach Giants (1928)
St. Louis Giants (1928)^[4]
Nashville Elite Giants (1929)

Charles H. "Rucker" Blackwell (December 12, 1894 – April 22, 1935) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1915 to 1929 with several teams, playing mostly with the St. Louis Giants^[4] and St. Louis Stars.^[5]

References

↑ "A.B.C.'s Take Three From The Sprudels" Indianapolis, IN, Wednesday, May 19, 1915, Page 10, Column 6
↑ "Kansas City Monarchs Defeat Negro Giants" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, May 10, 1920, Page 15
↑ "Big City Stuff is Too Much for Local Club" Logansport Pharos-Reporter, Logansport, IN, Monday, July 9, 1917, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Triple Play a Feature of Sunday Game" The Daily Independent, Murphysboro, IL, Monday, June 11, 1928, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)