Luther Clifford

American baseball player (1924-1990)
Baseball player
Luther Clifford
Catcher
Born: (1924-01-16)January 16, 1924
Clairton, Pennsylvania
Died: May 4, 1990(1990-05-04) (aged 66)
Brantford, Ontario
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1948, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
  • Homestead Grays (1948)

Luther Franklin Clifford Jr. (January 16, 1924 – May 4, 1990), nicknamed "Shanty", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1940s.

A native of Clairton, Pennsylvania, Clifford attended Clairton High School. He played for the Homestead Grays during their 1948 Negro World Series championship season. Clifford went on to play minor league baseball in the Mandak League with the Brandon Grays in 1952.[1][2] He died in Brantford, Ontario in 1990 at age 66.

References

  1. ^ "Luther Clifford". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Luther Clifford". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
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Homestead Grays 1948 Negro World Series champions
Ted Alexander
Sam Bankhead
Lefty Bell
Garnett Blair
Bob Boston
Clarence Bruce
Luther Clifford
Luke Easter
Clarence Evans
Red Fields
Ervin Fowlkes
Charles Gary
Robert Gaston
Larry Kimbrough
Buck Leonard
Luis Márquez
Eudie Napier
Tom Parker
Willie Pope
Willie Smith
Victoriano Sosa
Frank Thompson
Bob Thurman
Bob Trice
R. T. Walker
Manager
Vic Harris


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