Henry Spearman

{{Short description|American baseball player}}

{{about||the British politician|Henry John Spearman}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Henry Spearman

| image = Jake Spearman Baseball.jpg

| position = Third baseman

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|11|16|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Arkadelphia, Arkansas, U.S.

| death_date = June 1980

| death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1935

| debutteam = New York Cubans

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| finalyear = 1946

| finalteam = Pittsburgh Crawfords

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• New York Cubans (1935)
• Newark Eagles (1936)
• Homestead Grays (1936, 1938–1939)
• Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937, 1946)
• Philadelphia Stars (1938, 1942–1945)
• New York Black Yankees (1938, 1940, 1945)
• Washington Black Senators (1938)
• Baltimore Elite Giants (1942–1943)
• Birmingham Black Barons (1943)

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Allen Henry "Jake" Spearman (November 16, 1909 – June 1980) was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1935 to 1946 with several teams.{{Cite book |last=Riley |first=James A. |

title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues |place=New York |publisher=Carroll & Graf |year=1994 |isbn=0-7867-0959-6 }} Four of his brothers, Charles, Clyde, Willie, and Codie, and his nephew Fred also played in the Negro leagues.{{cite web|url=http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=spear01hen|title=Henry Spearman Seamheads Profile |publisher=seamheads.com |access-date=January 14, 2021}}