Charles Augustus Biot Jr. (October 18, 1917 – March 10, 2000) was an American Negro league outfielder from 1939 to 1941.
Charlie Biot | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1917-10-18)October 18, 1917 Orange, New Jersey | |
Died: March 10, 2000(2000-03-10) (aged 82) East Orange, New Jersey | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1939, for the Newark Eagles | |
Last appearance | |
1941, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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A native of Orange, New Jersey, Biot played baseball at East Orange High School,[1] and broke into the Negro leagues in 1939. He played for the Newark Eagles, New York Black Yankees, and Baltimore Elite Giants.[2]
Biot served in the United States Army during World War II, and was assigned to the Harlem Hellfighters, where he captained his division's baseball team.[1] He died in East Orange in 2000 at age 82.