Theodore Bernard Stockard (May 27, 1903 – September 23, 1962) was an American

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between 1927 and 1931. A native of

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, Stockard made his Negro leagues debut in 1927 for the Cleveland Hornets. He played for the Cleveland Tigers the following season, and finished his career with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1931. Stockard died in

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in 1962 at age 59.

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