Joe Caffie
Encyclopedia
Joseph Clifford "Rabbit" Caffie (February 14, 1931 – August 1, 2011) is a former baseball player for the Cleveland Indians
. He is recorded as weighing 180 pounds, batting left-handed and throwing right-handed. He played 44 Major league
games from September 13, 1956 to September 28, 1957. He had previously played for the Cleveland Buckeyes
in the Negro leagues
.
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
. He is recorded as weighing 180 pounds, batting left-handed and throwing right-handed. He played 44 Major league
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
games from September 13, 1956 to September 28, 1957. He had previously played for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Cleveland Buckeyes
The Cleveland Buckeyes were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues. They were established in 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio . The following season, the team moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where they played their games at League Park...
in the Negro leagues
Negro league baseball
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...
.