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Old 06-16-2024, 11:28 AM   #3189
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Othello "Chico" Renfroe 1945

Same auction as before.

The Kansas City Monarchs' young star of 1945, Renfroe out hit his teammate Jackie Robinson that season.

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Seen here with the Torreon (Coahuilla) Algodoneros ("Cottoneers") of the Mexican League. (The "UL" logo stands for "Union Laguna" because the team was sponsored by the Union Soap Company.) De-browned and sharpened, as normal for me.

This is a larger version of Renfroe's Baseball-Reference picture. BB-Ref claims that Renfroe only played for Torreon in 1955, his final season, but I have two problems with that. First, Chico is too much of a baby-face to be on his way out. And, more importantly, Torreon was only in the Mexican League from 1946-1953! So probably closer to the start of his career, IMO.
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