George Provens

American baseball player
Baseball player
George Provens
Third baseman
Born: (1918-06-01)June 1, 1918
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: May 7, 1982(1982-05-07) (aged 63)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Negro league baseball debut
1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams
  • Cleveland Buckeyes (1945)

George Edward Provens (June 1, 1918 – May 7, 1982) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.

A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Provens played for the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1945. He died in Canton, Ohio in 1982 at age 63.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "George Provens". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "George Provens". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 Negro World Series champions
Buddy Armour
Earl Ashby
Gene Bremer
John Brown
Avelino Cañizares
Frank Carswell
Johnnie Cowan
Lloyd Davenport
Rosey Davis
Rayford Finch
Willie Grace
Lovell Harden
Billy Horne
Bill Jefferson
Jeff Jefferson
Sam Jethroe
Phelbert Lawson
George Provens
Quincy Trouppe
Archie Ware
Parnell Woods
Manager
Quincy Trouppe


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