Babe Melton
Elbert Grant "Babe" Melton was an American Negro league baseball center fielder and second baseman.[4] He played from 1926 to 1929 with the Cleveland Elites, Cleveland Tigers, Lincoln Giants, and Baltimore Black Sox.
| Babe Melton | |
|---|---|
| Center fielder/Second baseman | |
| Born: Elbert Grant Melton[1][2][3] October 2, 1898[1] Rowan County, North Carolina, United States | |
| Died: Unknown Unknown | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1926, for the Cleveland Elites | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1929, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
| Teams | |
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References
- North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000. FamilySearch. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- Bready, James H. (1998). Baseball in Baltimore: The First Hundred Years. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 182. ISBN 0-8018-5833-X.
- "Arthur 'Daddy' Black’s Providence Colored Giants". Revel, Layton; Munoz, Luis (2012). Forgotten Heroes: Oliver "The Ghost" Micelle. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 16.
- Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
Further reading
- "Southern Enterprises: Killed by Falling Tree". The Charlotte Observer. February 14, 1913. p. 4
- "Doings in Spencer: Killed by Falling Tree". Salisbury Evening Post. February 15, 1913. p. 7
- "Buffalo Cubs Set". The Pittsburgh Courier. May 25, 1929. p. 17
- "Cuban Giants to Play Sumter". The Sumter Item. April 14, 1930. p. 1
- "Important Hub Twi League Game Tonight". The Boston Globe. July 28, 1931. p. 19
- "North Cambridge Trips". The Boston Globe. July 30, 1931. p. 22
- "Win Gives Giants Lead in Twi Loop". The Boston Globe. August 5, 1931. p. 21
- "Roslindale Hands Giants a Beating". The Boston Globe. September 2, 1931. p. 13
- "Advance Guard of Sox Here". Baltimore Afro-American. May 20, 1933. p. 17
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