Chance Cummings

First baseman/Second baseman

Born: June 8, 1892
Jacksonville, Florida

Died: April 22, 1974 (aged 81)
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1916, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants

Last appearance

1928, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants

Teams

Bacharach Giants (1916-1918, 1923-1928)
Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1918)
Hilldale Club (1921)

Napoleon "Chance" Cummings (June 8, 1892 – April 22, 1974) was an American baseball first baseman and second baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1916 to 1928, mostly with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. He began his career in Jacksonville, Florida with the Duval Giants and moved with the team to Atlantic City, New Jersey to become one of the original Bacharach Giants from 1916 to 1918. He returned to the Bacharach Giants from 1923 to 1928 and was part of the team when they won Eastern Colored League pennants in 1926 and 1927. His nickname, "Chance," came from being compared to the Chicago Cubs' first baseman, Frank Chance.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. pp. 204–205. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

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

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