Clyde Parris

Clyde Parris
Clyde Parris
	Third baseman / Shortstop / Second baseman
	Born: September 11, 1922; Panama City, Panama
	Died: July 9, 2016 (aged 93); Valley Stream, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1947, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Baltimore Elite Giants (1946); New York Black Yankees (1946–1947);

Jonathan Clyde Parris (September 11, 1922 – July 9, 2016) was a Panamanian professional baseball third baseman, shortstop and second baseman in the Negro leagues in the 1940s.

A native of Panama City, Panama, Parris played for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946, and the New York Black Yankees in 1946 and 1947.^[1] Following his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball through 1960, including five years with the Montreal Royals of the International League.^[2] Parris died in Valley Stream, New York in 2016 at age 93.^[3]

References

^ "Clyde Parris". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Clyde Parris". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Clyde Parris, Baltimore Negro Leaguer and Panamanian Baseball Great, Dies at 93". afro.com. July 23, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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