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Clarence Locke
Pitcher
Born: 1911
Kansas City, Missouri
Died: January 1971
Kansas City, Kansas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1945, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1948, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
  • Chicago American Giants (1945–1948)

Clarence Virgil Locke (March 25, 1911 – January 1971), nicknamed "Dad", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Locke made his Negro leagues debut in 1945 with the Chicago American Giants. He played four seasons with Chicago through 1948. Locke died in Kansas City, Kansas in 1971 at age 59.

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