Ted Radcliffe

ABOUT TED RADCLIFFE

Pro baseball player in the Negro Leagues who was thought to be the oldest living professional baseball player at the time of his death.

He played ragball with Satchel Paige and Bobby Robinson growing up.

Nicknamed Double Duty, he pitched three and caught three of the six East-West All-Star Games.

His brother Alex Radcliffe was a Negro League ball player as well.

Damon Runyon coined his nickname Double Duty because he played as both a catcher and a pitcher.