Cecil Cole
PositionPitcher
Birth dateSeptember 23, 1919
Birth placeConnellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death dateJune 20, 2002 (aged 82)
Death placeConnellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
DebutleagueNegro league baseball
Debutyear1946
DebutteamNewark Eagles
Finalyear1946
FinalteamNewark Eagles
Teams

Cecil Edward Cole (September 23, 1919 – June 20, 2002) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Cole graduated from Connellsville High School in 1937, and served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season.[2][3][4] Cole went on to become a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 35 years. He died in Connellsville in 2002 at age 82.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cecil Cole". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cecil Cole". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Rich Bogovich. "Cecil Cole". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cecil E. Cole". legacy.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "He was a man of magic and baseball". triblive.com. June 25, 2002. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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