Henry Merchant

{ Henry Lewis Merchant (February 17, 1918 – August 23, 1982), nicknamed "Speed", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s and 1950s. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Merchant made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 for the Chicago American Giants. He spent many years with the Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns, and was selected to represent Indianapolis in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950 and 1952. Merchant died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1982 at age 64. {