Ron Teasley
Outfielder
Born: (1927-01-26) January 26, 1927
Detroit, Michigan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1948, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1948, for the New York Cubans
Teams

Ronald Teasley Sr (born January 26, 1927) is an American former Negro league outfielder.

Biography

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Teasley attended Northwestern High School and Wayne State University, where he was a standout baseball and basketball player. He served in the US Navy in 1945 and 1946.

Teasley played with the New York Cubans in 1948 after being released by the Olean Oilers, a Brooklyn Dodgers farm club.[1][2] He went on to play for the Carman Cardinals of the Mandak League in 1949 and 1950.[3]

Teasley was inducted into the Wayne State University athletic hall of fame in 1986.[4][5]

Personal life

Teasley is a Catholic and attends St Moses the Black Catholic Church in Detroit.[6]

References

  1. "Ron Teasley". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Ron Teasley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "Ron Teasley". attheplate.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. "Ron Teasley". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  5. "Ronald Teasley". wsuathletics.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. St Moses the Black Catholic Church | Facebook, retrieved 2022-06-21


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