About: Eddie Klep

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Edward Joseph Klep (October 12, 1918 – November 21, 1981) was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. Most notably, Klep became the first white American to play baseball in the Negro leagues when he pitched three innings for the Cleveland Buckeyes on May 29, 1946, in a loss against the Chicago American Giants in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Klep was featured on the cover and in a feature article in the Spring 2002 issue of Elysian Fields Quarterly. This article covers Klep's breaking the color barrier.

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