Charles Pride

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Charles Pride
Charles Frank Pride
"Turkey"
Bat/Throw: S/R
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 180
Born: 1936-?-? at Sledge, MS (US)
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Charles Pride was a professional player.

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Sledge, Mississippi in 1953.
  • Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
  • Listed his hobbies as movies and music in 1953.
  • Better known as a country and western singer.

Pre-professional career

  • Played basketball in high school.
  • Played for the Memphis Red Sox Negro professional club.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by William Dismukes of the New York Yankees.

Sources

  • 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).


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