Ted Strong

Ted Strong

Outfielder / Shortstop / First baseman / Player-manager
Born: (1914-01-02)January 2, 1914 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died: March 1, 1978(1978-03-01) (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Both Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1937, for the Indianapolis Athletics
Last Negro leagues appearance
1951, for the Chicago American Giants
Negro leagues statistics
Batting average	.323
Hits	252
Home runs	22
Runs batted in	167
Stolen bases	28
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Baseball Chicago American Giants (1936-1937) Indianapolis Athletics (1937) Kansas City Monarchs (1937, 1938–39, 1941–42, 1946–47) Indianapolis ABCs (1938) Indianapolis Clowns (1948) Basketball Harlem Globetrotters (1935–42, 1946–49) Chicago Studebaker Flyers (1942–43)
Career highlights and awards
Negro World Series champion (1942) 7× All-Star (1937, 1938, 1939 (1), 1939², 1941, 1942 (1), 1942²) 5× Negro American League pennant (1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946) 2× Negro American League batting champion (1942, 1946) Triple Crown (1942)

Theodore Reginald Strong, Jr. (January 2, 1914 – March 1, 1978), was an American professional baseball outfielder, shortstop, first baseman, and player-manager who played from 1936 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1951 for the Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis Athletics, Kansas City Monarchs, Indianapolis ABCs, and Indianapolis Clowns.