Carl Whitney

Athlete

1913 – 1986

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Who was Carl Whitney?

Carl Eugene Whitney was a Negro League baseball player. He was inducted in the Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Born
Sep 7, 1913
Died
Jul 1, 1986

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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  • Dennis Alestra
    Dennis Alestra
    anyone have a photo of Carl Whitney?
    LikeReply4 years ago

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