Henry Merchant
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 | 17 February 1918, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA | |
| Death | 23 August 1982 (aged 64 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Henry Lewis Merchant (February 17, 1918 – August 23, 1982), nicknamed "Speed", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s and 1950s.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Merchant made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 for the Chicago American Giants. He spent many years with the Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns, and was selected to represent Indianapolis in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950 and 1952. Merchant died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1982 at age 64.