Grady Diploma "Dip" Orange (March 22, 1900 – September 21, 1946) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1931, playing with the Birmingham Black Barons, Kansas City Monarchs, Cleveland Tigers, and Detroit Stars. Orange played baseball to pay his way through Meharry Medical College.[1] He practiced medicine in Terrell, Texas before moving his practice to Alexandria, Louisiana where he died at his home of a heart attack in 1946.[2]

Grady Orange
Infielder
Born: (1900-03-27)March 27, 1900
Terrell, Texas
Died: September 21, 1946(1946-09-21) (aged 46)
Alexandria, Louisiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NNL debut
1925, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last NNL appearance
1931, for the Detroit Stars
NNL statistics
Batting average.243
Home runs8
Runs batted in107
Teams

References

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  1. ^ "Miss Agatha B. McCullah Married To Texas Dentist". The Call. 26 January 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr. Orange, Colored, Dies at Home Here". The Town Talk. 27 September 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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