Earnest Sylvestor Long (October 11, 1927 – September 20, 2000), nicknamed "The Kid", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos and Cleveland Buckeyes between 1945 and 1950. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Long was selected to the West squad for the 1949 East–West All-Star Game. He died in Rome, Georgia in 2000 at age 72. References External links and Seamheads Ernest Long at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 1927 births 2000 deaths Cleveland Buckeyes players Sportspeople from Chattanooga, Tennessee Baseball players from Tennessee 20th-century African-American sportspeople Baseball pitchers