American baseball player (1917-1987)
Baseball player
Charles Ederson Parks (June 19, 1917 – September 13, 1987) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Chester, South Carolina, Parks made his Negro leagues debut for the New York Black Yankees in 1938.[1] He played with the Newark Eagles for several seasons, beginning in 1941. Parks served in the United States Army in World War II,[2] and upon returning from service, rejoined Newark and played for the team during its 1946 Negro World Series championship season.[3] He died in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1987 at age 70.
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