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Originally Posted by Butch7999
Baseball-reference [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/re...d=thomps001ear ] does have an Earl Thompson
pitching as a teenager for Dover in the Class D Eastern Shore League in 1948 and for Schenectady in the Class C
Can-Am League in '49.
No idea if it's the same guy in your photo (no pic at Baseball-reference, so their Earl Thompson might be black, white, or green).
Minor-league records at Baseball-reference are unfortunately incomplete, so even if it is your guy, he could have played for
other teams not listed there, including late-era Negro League teams. |
Thank you for taking the time to share this info.
Looking into the Schenectady (NY) Blue Jays, I found that their first African-American player was Hank Mason in 1955. So, the Earl Thompson of 1949 is not the guy in this photo. Good lead though, and I appreciate it.
http://gremsdoolittlelibrary.blogspo...blue-jays.html (about half way down the page)