| Position | Outfielder |
|---|---|
| Bats | Left |
| Throws | Left |
| Birth date | September 7, 1913 |
| Birth place | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
| Death date | July 1986 |
| Death place | St. Louis, Missouri, US |
| Debutleague | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear | 1942 |
| Debutteam | New York Black Yankees |
| Finalyear | 1942 |
| Finalteam | Newark Eagles |
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Carl Eugene Whitney (September 7, 1913 – July 1986) was an American Negro league baseball player.
In 1942, Whitney played as a reserve outfielder for the New York Black Yankees, a team co-owned by financier James "Soldier Boy" Semler and famed toe-tapper Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. He also briefly played for the Newark Eagles in 1942. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
References
- Riley, James A. (2002), The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf, p. 837, ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
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