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Oscar Givens

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Oscar Givens
Infielder
Born: (1922-07-05)July 5, 1922
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Died: October 22, 1967(1967-10-22) (aged 45)
Lyons, New Jersey
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1948, for the Newark Eagles
Teams

Oscar Cornelius Givens (July 5, 1922 – October 22, 1967), nicknamed "Gibby", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.

A native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Givens attended Linden High School and Morgan State College.[1] He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season,[2] and played for the club again in 1948.[3] Givens died in Lyons, New Jersey in 1967 at age 45.

References

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  1. ^ "Oscar Givens". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "1946 Newark Eagles". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Gibby Givens". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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