Earl Richardson (baseball)

Earl Richardson
Shortstop
Born: (1924-11-22)November 22, 1924
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: April 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 78)
Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1943, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1943, for the Newark Eagles
Teams

Earl Allen Richardson (November 22, 1924 – April 9, 2003) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues.

A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Richardson attended Montclair High School. He played with the Newark Eagles as a teenager in 1943, and served in the US Navy during World War II. Richardson died in Parsippany, New Jersey in 2003 at age 78.