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Norman Triplett
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Outfielder
Born: (1892-10-18)October 18, 1892
La Mott, Pennsylvania
Died: October 20, 1918(1918-10-20) (aged 26)
France
debut
1917, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
1917, for the Hilldale Club
Teams
  • Hilldale Club (1917)

Norman Triplett (October 18, 1892 – October 20, 1918) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1910s.

A native of La Mott, Pennsylvania, Triplett played for the Hilldale Club in 1917. In two recorded games, he posted two hits with an RBI in eight plate appearances. Triplett died of pneumonia in 1918 at age 26 while serving in the US Army in France during World War I.

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