Thad Christopher
Thadist B. Christopher (December 24, 1912 – January 28, 1973) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Tampa, Florida, Christopher made his Negro leagues debut in 1935 with the New York Black Yankees. He went on to play through 1945, including a stint with the Homestead Grays during their 1943 Negro World Series championship season. In 1944, Christopher slugged a ball completely out of the Polo Grounds. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1973 at age 60. External links. and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads