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William Randall (baseball)

1915–2013

United States

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William Talton "Sonny" Randall (August 5, 1915 – February 13, 2013) was an American professional baseball player during the 1940s. Randall played during the segregated era when black baseball players were not allowed to play in either Major League Baseball or any of its minor league affiliates. Randall was born in Phoebus, Virginia, in 1915. As a young man, he moved with his family to Washington, D.C. in the early 1920s and subsequently dropped out of school to support his family during the depression. During the 1930s, Randall played on Washington D.C area sandlot and semi-pro teams to include the Washington Indians, Black Sox, and Aztecs. During the war years, Randall played on the U.S.

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