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Blanch Moody

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Blanch Moody
Pitcher
Born: (1912-03-17)March 17, 1912
Boyce, Louisiana
Died: October 27, 1940(1940-10-27) (aged 28)
Eloy, Arizona
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
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Blanchett Lovan Moody (March 17, 1912 – October 27, 1940) was an American Negro league pitcher who played in 1940.

A native of Boyce, Louisiana, Moody played for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940. In nine recorded appearances on the mound, he posted a 5.75 ERA over 36 innings.[1][2] He was run over by a train while working as a cotton laborer in Eloy, Arizona later that year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Blanch Moody". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Blanch Moody". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Standard Certificate of Death, Blanchett Lovan Moody". Arizona State Board of Health. 1940-10-28. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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