Dip Orange

Dip Orange

Infielder

Born: March 22, 1900
Terrell, Texas

Died: September 21, 1946 (aged 46)
Alexandria, Louisiana

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1925, for the Birmingham Black Barons

Last appearance

1931, for the Kansas City Monarchs

Teams

Birmingham Black Barons (1925)
Kansas City Monarchs (1925–1927, 1931)^[1]
Cleveland Tigers (1928)
Detroit Stars (1928–1931)

Grady Diploma "Dip" Orange (March 22, 1900 – September 21, 1946) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1925 to 1931, playing with the Birmingham Black Barons, Kansas City Monarchs,^[1] Cleveland Tigers, and Detroit Stars. After baseball, Orange graduated from medical school.^[2]

References

1 2 "Miners Edge Out Win Over Monarchs" Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO, Sunday, September 11, 1927, Page 10, Columns 1 and 2
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Negro League Baseball Museum

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