Chippy Britt

Chippy Britt
Chippy Britt
	Pitcher/Catcher/Infielder/Outfielder
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1917, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1945, for the New Orleans Black Pelicans
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1917); Dayton Marcos (1919–1920)[1]; Columbus Buckeyes (1921); Harrisburg Giants (1922); Baltimore Black Sox (1923–1926); Wilmington Potomacs (1925); Homestead Grays (1928–1933, 1940); Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1929); Newark Dodgers (1934); Washington Black Senators (1938); Baltimore Elite Giants (1939); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1940); Chicago American Giants (1942); Jacksonville Red Caps (1942); Cleveland Buckeyes (1943–1944); New Orleans Black Pelicans (1945);

George W. "Chippy" Britt, also listed as George Britton and George Brittain (July 6, 1895, Lexington, Kentucky – February 13, 1972, Winter Park, Florida) was an African-American baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He played with several teams from 1917 to 1945.^[2] He played every position.

References

↑ "Marcos Lose" The Cleveland Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, April 28, 1920, Page 3, Column 4
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
NLB museum

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[1] "Marcos Lose" The Cleveland Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, April 28, 1920, Page 3, Column 4

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.