About Henry McCall
Lived 1907 – 1998 (aged 91). Henry McCall was an American baseball player.
Henry McCall (November 19, 1907 – December 5, 1998), nicknamed "Butch", was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Ellisville, Mississippi, McCall made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 with the Chicago American Giants. He played for Chicago again in 1937, as well as for the Indianapolis ABCs. After a stint with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1938, he returned to Chicago in 1939, and played there again in 1944 and 1945. McCall died in Chicago, Illinois in 1998 at age 91.
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Who was Henry McCall?
American baseball player
When was Henry McCall born?
Henry McCall was born on 19 November 1907 in Ellisville.
When did Henry McCall die?
Henry McCall died on 5 December 1998 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Henry McCall was a baseball player.
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Henry McCall was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henry McCall. https://biography.guide/henry-mccall-baseball-player/
MLA: "Henry McCall." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/henry-mccall-baseball-player/.
Chicago: "Henry McCall." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/henry-mccall-baseball-player/.
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