Alex Radcliffe

Alexander "Alec" Radcliffe
Third Base
Born: July 26, 1905 Mobile, Alabama
Died: July 18, 1983 (aged 77) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1928, for the Chicago Giants
Last appearance
1946, for the Memphis Red sox
Negro league statistics
Plate appearances	1023
Batting average	.283
Home runs	12
Teams
Chicago Giants (1928; 1932–1936) New York Cubans (1936) Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns (1944–1945) Memphis Red Sox (1946)
Career highlights and awards
13× All-Star (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 (1), 1939 (2), 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 (1), 1946 (2))

Alex Radcliffe (July 26, 1905 – July 18, 1983)^[1] was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He is widely acknowledged to have been the best third baseman in the history of the Negro American League.^[2] He was the brother of Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe.

Early life and death

Radcliffe was born in Mobile, Alabama and died in Chicago, Illinois.

References

1. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
2. MFK. 'Alex Radcliffe', Baseball Library (2002) Retrieved July 25, 2005.

External links

• Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)