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Nathaniel Clifton

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Nathaniel Clifton, born October 13th, 19221 in Arkansas, was a Negro League baseball player in 1949, professional baseball player from 1949-1950, as well as a professional basketball player from 1950-1958.

Biography
Clifton was born with the name Clifton Nathaniel and was the son of Clifton Nathaniel Sr. and Mattie (Green) Nathaniel2. He grew up in England, AR, where he lived until at least 19303.

Clifton played Negro League baseball with the Chicago American Giants and Detroit Stars before entering the minor leagues in 1949.

In 1950, Clifton became the first African-American to sign a contract with a NBA basketball team. This largely ended his baseball career.

In 1958, Clifton played with the Detroit Clowns of the Negro American League45.

Stats
Baseball Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.(external link)

Basketball statistics at Basketball-Reference.com.(external link)
1958 Detroit Clowns Statistics
Year Team G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SH SB BB HB RBI SO BA
1958 Detroit Stars 10 35 4 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 .286

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