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Cliff Blackmon
Pitcher
Born: (1914-03-25)March 25, 1914
Mobile, Alabama
Died: December 17, 1995(1995-12-17) (aged 81)
Mobile, Alabama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1937, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1941, for the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars
Teams
  • Chicago American Giants (1937)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1938)
  • Indianapolis ABCs (1939)
  • Memphis Red Sox (1939)
  • New York Cubans (1941)
  • New Orleans–St. Louis Stars (1941)

Clifford Lorenza "Sleepy" Blackmon (March 25, 1914 – December 17, 1995) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with several teams from 1937 to 1941.

Blackmon was regarded as the ace of the Black Barons in 1938, and was compared to Satchel Paige in the Quad-City Times.

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