Porter Charleston
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Porter Charleston | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Mexia, Texas, U.S. | January 8, 1904|
Died: June 11, 1986 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 82)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1927, for the Hilldale Club | |
Last appearance | |
1935, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Teams | |
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Porter Riley Charleston (January 8, 1904 – June 11, 1986) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1927 and 1935.
A native of Mexia, Texas, Charleston made his Negro leagues debut in 1927 with the Hilldale Club. He played five seasons with Hilldale, and went on to play for the Baltimore Black Sox and Philadelphia Stars.[1][2] Charleston died in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1986 at age 82.
References
- ^ "Porter Charleston". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Porter Charleston". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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