| Alex Broome | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:March 13, 1921 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1940, for the Cleveland Bears | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1942, for the Jacksonville Red Caps | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Alexander Rudolph Broome (born March 13,1921) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. [1] He played with the Cleveland Bears in 1940 and when they became the Jacksonville Red Caps in 1941 and 1942. [2] He earned the nickname "Satchel" due to his pitch speed,a nod to Satchel Paige. [3]