Henry Spearman

Henry Spearman
Third baseman
Born: 1911 Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1935, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1946, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Teams
New York Cubans (1935) Newark Eagles (1936) Homestead Grays (1936, 1938–1939) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937, 1946) Philadelphia Stars (1938, 1942–1945) New York Black Yankees (1938, 1940, 1945) Washington Black Senators (1938) Baltimore Elite Giants (1942–1943) Birmingham Black Barons (1943)

Allen Henry "Jake" Spearman was an African-American baseball third baseman in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1935 to 1946 with several teams. Three of his brothers, Charles, Clyde, and Willie played in the Negro Leagues.^[1]

References

1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

• Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)