Harry Rhodes

Harry Rhodes
Harry Rhodes
	Pitcher
	Born: October 20, 1922; McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
	Died: July 6, 2001 (aged 78); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1940, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1950, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1940, 1942, 1946–1948);

Harry Rhodes Jr. (October 20, 1922 – July 6, 2001), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

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A native of McComb, Mississippi, Rhodes made his Negro leagues debut with the Chicago American Giants in 1940.^[1] After serving in the military during World War II,^[2] he returned to the Giants for the 1946 through 1950 seasons,^[3] and went on to play for the Carman Cardinals of the Mandak League in 1952 and 1953.^[4] Rhodes died in Chicago, Illinois in 2001 at age 78.

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