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Oscar Givens
Infielder
Born: (1922-07-05)July 5, 1922 Elizabeth, New Jersey
Died: October 22, 1967(1967-10-22) (aged 45) Lyons, New Jersey
Batted: RightThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1948, for the Newark Eagles
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Newark Eagles (1946, 1948)

Oscar Cornelius Givens (July 5, 1922 – October 22, 1967), nicknamed "Gibby", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.

A native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Givens attended Linden High School and Morgan State College. He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season, and played for the club again in 1948. Givens died in Lyons, New Jersey in 1967 at age 45.

References

1. "Oscar Givens". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "1946 Newark Eagles". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
3. "Gibby Givens". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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