Klep was featured on the cover and in a feature article in the Spring 2002 issue of Elysian Fields Quarterly.[2]
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^"Baseball's other 'great experiment': Eddie Klep and the integration of the Negro leagues", by Larry R. Gerlach, Journal of Sport History (Fall 1998) p465
eddie, klep, edward, joseph, klep, october, 1918, november, 1981, born, erie, pennsylvania, most, notably, klep, became, first, white, american, play, baseball, negro, leagues, when, pitched, three, innings, cleveland, buckeyes, 1946, loss, against, chicago, a. Edward Joseph Klep October 12 1918 November 21 1981 was born in Erie Pennsylvania Most notably Klep became the first white American to play baseball in the Negro leagues when he pitched three innings for the Cleveland Buckeyes on May 29 1946 in a loss against the Chicago American Giants in Grand Rapids Michigan 1 Eddie KlepPitcherBorn 1918 10 12 October 12 1918Erie PennsylvaniaDied November 21 1981 1981 11 21 aged 63 Los Angeles CaliforniaBatted LeftThrew LeftNegro league baseball debut1946 for the Cleveland BuckeyesLast appearance1946 for the Cleveland BuckeyesTeamsCleveland Buckeyes 1946 Klep was featured on the cover and in a feature article in the Spring 2002 issue of Elysian Fields Quarterly 2 Notes edit Baseball s other great experiment Eddie Klep and the integration of the Negro leagues by Larry R Gerlach Journal of Sport History Fall 1998 p465 Elysian Fields Quarterly vol 19 2 Spring 2002References editJonathan Tilove A Robinson in Reverse Eddie Klep Integrated the Negro Leagues Newhouse News Service March 5 2005 retrieved October 22 2006 External links editCareer statistics and player information Seamheads nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Klep amp oldid 1167243534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
