Porter 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 | 8 January 1904, Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, USA | |
| Death | 11 June 1986 (aged 82 years) | |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
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Biography
Porter Riley Charleston (January 8, 1904 – June 11, 1986) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1927 and 1935.
A native of Mexia, Texas, Charleston made his Negro leagues debut in 1927 with the Hilldale Club. He played five seasons with Hilldale, and went on to play for the Baltimore Black Sox and Philadelphia Stars. Charleston died in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1986 at age 82.