Art Pennington
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Arthur David "Superman" Pennington (May 18, 1923 – January 4, 2017) was an all-star Negro league baseball player in the 1940s.[1]
Pennington played for the
He played in the 1942 and 1950
Pennington retired from Rockwell Collins in 1985; his house was badly damaged in a 2008 flood that destroyed most of his personal baseball memorabilia.
He is included as card # 97 in the Topps 2009 Allen & Ginter baseball card nostalgia set.
His Great Grandfather is David Newton Pennington a Methodist minister and Confederate Veteran. His 4th Great Grandfather is Cherokee Chief Joseph Tuttle. He is a Descended from the British monarchy.
References
- ^ Ogden, J.R. "Baseball legend Art Pennington dead at 93". TheGazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Art Pennington". Negro League Baseball Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
Further reading
- Figueredo, Jorge S. (2011). Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878-1961. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-78-646425-8
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League), and Seamheads
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