Bennie Charleston
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 29 April 1907 | |
| Death | 29 February 1988 (aged 80 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Bennie T. Charleston (April 29, 1907 – February 29, 1988), nicknamed "Tweed", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Charleston was the brother of Baseball Hall of Famer Oscar Charleston. He played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords alongside his brother in 1932. Charleston died in Indianapolis in 1988 at age 80.