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Ted Trent

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Ted Trent
Pitcher
Born: (1903-12-17)December 17, 1903
Jacksonville, Florida
Died: January 10, 1944(1944-01-10) (aged 40)
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1927, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1939, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams

Theodore Trent (December 17, 1903 – January 10, 1944) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1927 to 1939 with several teams, playing mostly for the St. Louis Stars and Chicago American Giants. Trent was considered the best pitcher on the St. Louis Stars, when the team won three pennants from 1927 to 1931. He was nicknamed Highpockets, Stringbean, and Big Florida, because he was one of the tallest players in the Negro leagues.[2]

Little is known of Trent after his playing career, except for that he died in or near Chicago five years after his playing career ended.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "High Pockets Star with Black Bears" Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 6, 1920, Page 10, Column 4
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  3. ^ Negro Leagues upgrade adds a new chapter to Bethune-Cookman's history books
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