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
The Pittsburgh Crawfords, popularly known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team, previously known as the Crawford Colored Giants, was named after the Crawford Bath House, a recrea ...
alongside his brother in 1932.
Charleston died in Indianapolis in 1988 at age 80.
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1907 births
1988 deaths
Pittsburgh Crawfords players
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