Charlie Wooldridge
Outfielder/First baseman
Born: Charles Walton Wooldridge
August 10, 1897
Allensville, Kentucky
Died: September 1982; aged 85
Everettsville, Virginia
Negro league baseball debut
1928, Cleveland Tigers
Last appearance
1928, for the Cleveland Tigers
Teams

Charles Walton Wooldridge (August 10, 1897 – September 1982) was an American Negro league outfielder/first baseman in the 1920s.

Early life and career

A native of Allensville, Kentucky, Wooldridge made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Cleveland Tigers.[1][2][3] From 1931 through 1932, he played with the Scranton Progressive Colored Giants.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Wooldridge". Seamheads.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Defender staff (Mar 31, 1928). "Tigers Season Will Open Season on April 8". The Chicago Defender. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Wilbur M. (April 21, 1928). "Cleveland Tigers Bat Out 5 to 1 Win Over Tellings". The Chicago Defender. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ Times-Tribune staff (June 12, 1931). "Progressive Giants Will Play at Brooks' Field". The Scranton Times-Tribune. p. 32. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ Item staff (August 10, 1931). "Scranton Giants Sink Aristes Nine". Mt. Carmel Item. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ Tribune staff (August 25, 1931). "Colored Tossers Beaten by Jessup". The Scranton Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ (September 21, 1932). "Colored Giants Beat All Stars by 5-0 Score". The Caledonian Record. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2021.


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