Orville Singer

Orville Singer
Second baseman / Corner outfielder
Born: (1898-12-27)December 27, 1898
Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.
Died: June 29, 1985(1985-06-29) (aged 86)
Dorset, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1921, for the New York Lincoln Giants
Last appearance
1932, for the Cleveland Stars
Teams

Orville Willis Singer (December 27, 1898 – June 29, 1985) was an American professional baseball second baseman and corner outfielder in the Negro leagues.[2]

He was born in Cambridge, Ohio[3] and played most years for the Lincoln Giants club, then played the rest of his seasons for Cleveland, Ohio teams.[4]

Singer died at the age of 86 in Dorset, Ohio.

References

  1. ^ "Prime Sports News" The Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, July 24, 1934, Page 2, Columns 3 and 4
  2. ^ Liscio, Stephanie M. (2014-01-10). Integrating Cleveland Baseball: Media Activism, the Integration of the Indians and the Demise of the Negro League Buckeyes. McFarland. ISBN 9780786457502.
  3. ^ "Orville Singer Negro Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. ^ "Orville Singer - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.