Oscar Givens
American baseball player
Baseball player
| Oscar Givens | |
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| Infielder | |
| Born: (1922-07-05)July 5, 1922 Elizabeth, New Jersey | |
| Died: October 22, 1967(1967-10-22) (aged 45) Lyons, New Jersey | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Teams | |
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Oscar Cornelius Givens (July 5, 1922 – October 22, 1967), nicknamed "Gibby", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.
A native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Givens attended Linden High School and Morgan State College.[1] He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season,[2] and played for the club again in 1948.[3] Givens died in Lyons, New Jersey in 1967 at age 45.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Newark Eagles 1946 Negro World Series champions
- Jimmy Boyd
- Cecil Cole
- Johnny Davis
- Leon Day
- Larry Doby
- Charles England
- Benny Felder
- Oscar Givens
- Bob Harvey
- Fred Hobgood
- Leniel Hooker
- Cal Irvin
- Monte Irvin
- Clarence Isreal
- Rufus Lewis
- Max Manning
- Charlie Parks
- Pat Patterson
- Warren Peace
- Lennie Pearson
- Leon Ruffin
- Skeeter Watkins
- Jimmy Wilkes
- Robert Williams
- Manager
- Biz Mackey
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