Arthur David "Superman" Pennington (May 18, 1923 – January 4, 2017) was an American

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all-star player in the 1940s. Pennington played for the

Chicago American Giants The Chicago American Giants were a Chicago-based Negro league baseball team. From 1910 until the mid-1930s, the American Giants were the most dominant team in black baseball. Owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" F ...

(1941–1945, 1950), the

Birmingham Black Barons The Birmingham Black Barons were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1920 until 1960, including 18 seasons recognized as Major League by Major League Baseball. They shared their home field of Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, wi ...

(1945), as well as in the

Mexican Baseball League The Mexican Baseball League (, or LMB, ) is a professional baseball league in Mexico. It is the oldest running professional sports league in the country. The league has 20 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games ...

(1946–1948), the U.S.

minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nort ...

system (1949, 1952–1954, 1958–1959), and in

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and

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leagues. He played in the 1942 and 1950

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. Pennington retired from

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in 1985; his house was badly damaged in a 2008 flood that destroyed most of his personal baseball memorabilia. He is included as card # 97 in the

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2009

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baseball card nostalgia set. His Great Grandfather is David Newton Pennington a Methodist minister and Confederate Veteran. His 4th Great Grandfather is Cherokee Chief Joseph Tuttle. He is a Descended from the British monarchy.

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