Ted Strong

Theodore Reginald Strong, Jr. (January 2, 1914 – March 1, 1978), was an American Negro league baseball player who played from 1936 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1951 for the Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis Athletics, Kansas City Monarchs, Indianapolis ABCs , and Indianapolis Clowns.[1] [2]

Ted Strong
Outfield/Infielder
Born: (1914-01-02)January 2, 1914
South Bend, Indiana
Died: March 1, 1978(1978-03-01) (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Both Threw: Right
debut
1937, for the Indianapolis Athletics
Last appearance
1951, for the Chicago American Giants
Negro league statistics
Plate appearances544
Batting average.308
Home runs13
Teams
Baseball
Basketball
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (1937, 1938, 1939 (1), 1939 (2), 1941, 1942 (1), 1942 (2))

Strong also played basketball for the original Harlem Globetrotters from 1935 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1949, during the baseball off-season.[3] In 1942, he also briefly played for the Chicago Studebaker Flyers of the National Basketball League, along with other Globetrotters, as one of the first black players in the league.

Strong's career was interrupted while he served in World War II from 1943 to 1945, as a Seabee in the Marshall Islands. He was honorably discharged in January 1946.[4]

References

  1. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
  2. "Ted Strong Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. "Player Profile: Ted Strong". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Whirty, Ryan. "Shining a light on an ex-star: South Bend native made mark in Negro Leagues". ND Insider. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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