NOT Zachary "Smiley" Clayton comment clarifies:
my dude is Albert "Smiley" Clayton - (1904-69)
"Albert is the one pictured in the 1946 Oakland Larks uniform, I believe the image is from the Oakland Museum. Albert “Smiley” Clayton was born in Kansas. He and Foy Scott were longtime teammates from the Reno, Nevada area (1933-35 Scott Motors of Reno, 1936-37 Verdi Nine, and 1938 Reno Brewery teams) with Jimmy Claxton. The three integrated these semi-pro teams. Albert went on to play for the California Eagles and finally the Larks with Scott. He was a well-regarded power-hitting catcher in semi-pro circles. Seems Zach stayed east of the Mississippi. With great respect, Ty Phelan."
my dude is Albert "Smiley" Clayton - (1904-69)
"Albert is the one pictured in the 1946 Oakland Larks uniform, I believe the image is from the Oakland Museum. Albert “Smiley” Clayton was born in Kansas. He and Foy Scott were longtime teammates from the Reno, Nevada area (1933-35 Scott Motors of Reno, 1936-37 Verdi Nine, and 1938 Reno Brewery teams) with Jimmy Claxton. The three integrated these semi-pro teams. Albert went on to play for the California Eagles and finally the Larks with Scott. He was a well-regarded power-hitting catcher in semi-pro circles. Seems Zach stayed east of the Mississippi. With great respect, Ty Phelan."
1926-4-06 apparently also boxer
1926-5-24 playing cf - hit 5th HR of season - in Central AZ League
1926-6-28 lose 24-10 to Commercial League All-Stars
1926-8-02 Phoenix Colored Giants - 3b - hit HR
1927-4-25 with Phoenix Colored Giants in Central League - beat Ray-Sonora 7-2 as pitcher
1929-6-16 with Phoenix Colored Giants
1931-8-20 leading Phoenix Colored Giants with .418 average - team has won 21 and lost 4
manager of the club
1931-8-23 will play Southern Pacific Lines for state championship - says Clayton has hit 16 homers
1931-8-24 yesterday Phoenix Colored Giants beat S.P. Lines 13-11 - Casa Grande Stars have challenged Giants to match - Clayton yet to decide whether he will refuse
1932-9-02 catcher-pitcher for Scott Motors
1935-4-19 Scott Motors
1936-5-24 Reno Garage catcher - hits triple - they defeat St. Louis Blues
1937-9-25 "Reno-Susanville athletic war continues Sunday"
1938-6-12 Bud Beasley's catcher for Susanville, beat Washington Browns 4-3
1938-6-19 lost to Washington Browns 7-6
1938-8-28 beat Fallon 16-14 - Fallon has lefty 2b
1938-9-4 beat Alturas 13-5, Beasley & Smiley Clayton both homer
1943-4-12 opening game of California Eagles - defeat Cincinnati Rookies 8-5
after Clayton hit 3-run HR in 10th
1944-8-13 for California Eagles - homers and doubles
1945-9-23 Pierce's Giants beat SP Stores
1948-6-05 California Tigers won Raimondi Winter League
1948-6-12 with California Negro Tigers - team has won 27 of 32
1949-6-03 California Tigers
Willie "Tat" Mays played with California Tigers
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