Thursday, August 11, 2005

"Double Duty" Radcliffe

The oldest living professional baseball player, dead at 103.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Former Negro Leagues star Ted ``Double Duty'' Radcliffe, believed to be the oldest living professional baseball player, died Thursday. He was 103.

Radcliffe, given his singular nickname by sports writer Damon Runyon after catching Satchel Paige in the first game of a doubleheader in the 1932 Negro League World Series and pitching a shutout in the second game, died from complications after a long bout with cancer, the Chicago White Sox said.

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