Butch McCord

Clinton Hill McCord (November 2, 1925 – January 27, 2011) was an American baseball player who played in the Negro leagues from 1947 to 1950 before spending over a decade in minor league ball.

In the Negro leagues, he suited up for the Nashville Cubs, Nashville Black Vols, Baltimore Elite Giants (1948–1950) and Chicago American Giants (1950).

[1] He joined organized baseball in 1951, hitting .363 and .392 his first two seasons, pacing the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League both years.

After a down year in 1953, he came back to hit .358 in 1954, leading the Western League.

While playing baseball, he attended Tennessee State University on a football scholarship.