Charles Zomphier (February 18, 1906 – January 31, 1973) was an American

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second baseman in the

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. He played from 1927 to 1931 with several teams. After his playing days, he became an

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in the

Negro American League The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized American baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937, and disbanded after its 1962 season. Negro American League franchises :''An ...

and in semi-pro leagues in the

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

area.

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