Henry Spearman

American baseball player
Baseball player
Henry Spearman
Third baseman
Born: (1909-11-16)November 16, 1909
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Died: June 1980
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1935, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1946, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Teams
  • New York Cubans (1935)
  • Newark Eagles (1936)
  • Homestead Grays (1936, 1938–1939)
  • Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937, 1946)
  • Philadelphia Stars (1938, 1942–1945)
  • New York Black Yankees (1938, 1940, 1945)
  • Washington Black Senators (1938)
  • Baltimore Elite Giants (1942–1943)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1943)

Allen Henry "Jake" Spearman (November 16, 1909 – June 1980) was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1935 to 1946 with several teams.[1] Four of his brothers, Charles, Clyde, Willie, and Codie, and his nephew Fred also played in the Negro leagues.[2]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "Henry Spearman Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads


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