What is Carl Long (baseball)?
'''Carl Long''' (May 9, 1935 &ndash; January 12, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[baseball]] [[outfielder]]. He was a [[Negro league baseball|Negro league]] and [[minor league baseball]] player. He played from 1952 until 1957 for teams such as: the [[Birmingham Black Baron]], the [[Philadelphia Stars]], [[St. Jean Canadians]], [[Billings Mustangs]], [[Phoenix Stars]], [[Kinston Eagles]], [[Beaumont Pirates]], and [[Mexico City Tigers]]. Long was born in [[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill]], [[South Carolina]]. He grew up in [[Kinston, North Carolina|Kinston]], [[North Carolina]]. Long died on January 12, 2015 after having many [[stroke]]s in November 2014. He was 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.witn.com/sports/headlines/Former-Negro-League-player-Carl-Long-dies-288338661.html|title=Former Negro League player Carl Long dies|work=witn.com|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=January 13, 2015|archive-date=January 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113043721/http://www.witn.com/sports/headlines/Former-Negro-League-player-Carl-Long-dies-288338661.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Baseballstats|brm=long--002car}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Carl}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:African-American baseball players]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Sportspeople from North Carolina]] [[Category:Sportspeople from South Carolina]] {{US-bio-stub}}