Earl Richardson (baseball)

American baseball player

Baseball player

Earl Richardson

Shortstop
Born: (1924-11-22)November 22, 1924
Montclair, New Jersey
Died: April 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 78)
Parsippany, New Jersey

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut
1943, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1943, for the Newark Eagles
Teams

* Newark Eagles (1943)

Earl Allen Richardson (November 22, 1924 – April 9, 2003) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues.

A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Richardson attended Montclair High School. He played with the Newark Eagles as a teenager in 1943,[1][2] and served in the US Navy during World War II.[3] Richardson died in Parsippany, New Jersey in 2003 at age 78.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Earl Richardson Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
3. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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