Ulysses Grant Greene Nicknames: Two-Way, Double Duty Greene Hometown: Tobaccoville , N.C. Ulysses Grant Greene throwing lefty (Jet, Aug 7, 1958) Position: Switch Pitcher Team: Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro League in the 1950s Height/Weight: 6'1" 165 lbs Threw: Both (Ambidextrous pitcher) Ulysses Grant Greene was an ambidextrous pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns in the late 1950s. In 1959, Two-Way Greene compiled a record of 23 victories. "A sensation with the Indianapolis Clowns, the six-foot, 165-pounder from Tobaccoville, N. C., often pitches as a lefty, then comes back the next day as a right-hander." (Jet, 1958) Greene was a reasonably good hitter who could play anywhere but behind the plate. More important, he was an ambidextrous pitcher, who threw right-handed to right-handed batters and left-handed to left-handed batters. (source: Barnstorming to Heaven: Syd Pollock and His Great Black Teams ...
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