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1916 right 9 july 1932 cincinnati , ohio cincinnati , ohio 1896 second baseman cincinnati stars 31 august 1874 charlie grant.jpg charlie grant
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charlie grant

charles grant jr. -lrb- august 31 , 1874 -- july 9 , 1932 -rrb- was an african american second baseman in negro league baseball .
grant nearly crossed the baseball color line decades before jackie robinson when major league baseball manager john mcgraw attempted to pass him off as a native american named `` tokohama '' .
