Cleo Benson

Cleo Benson
Catcher
Born: (1913-11-15)November 15, 1913
Grant, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: February 20, 1978(1978-02-20) (aged 64)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1942, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1942, for the Chicago American Giants
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Cleo "Baldy" Benson (November 15, 1913 – February 20, 1978) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Chicago American Giants in 1942.[1] He later managed the San Francisco Sea Lions beginning in 1946.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cleo Benson Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Negro Baseball Will Make Bay City Debut". The Fresno Bee. May 5, 1946. p. 19. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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