for his dismissal, but he believed it was due to his race. Oaks manager Rowdy Elliott claimed that Claxton was released because of his performance. It was nearly thirty years before another black man played organized white baseball. After leaving the Oaks, Claxton played for Shasta Limited, an all-black semi-professional team based in northern California. While with the Shastas, he set a bush league record by striking out nineteen players in a single game. He won a state semi-professional championship while pitching with the Shastas. Claxton played for many different teams in the negro leagues, including the Chicago Union Giants and the Cuban Stars. In 1932, he pitched for both Pollock's Cuban Stars and the Washington Pilots of the East–West League. He pitched his final game at age 63, during an old-timer's game in Tacoma, Washington. Claxton died on March 3, 1970 in Tacoma. See also Jackie Robinson William Clarence Matthews References Sources Baseball by Ken Burns; New York: Alfred Knopf, 1994 Primary sources 1891 Canadian census. Marriage records. Claxton and Richards. BC Archives. External links and Seamheads The Baseball Biography Project Jimmy Claxton. Mount Benson School History. 1892 births 1970 deaths African-American baseball players Black Canadian baseball players Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Jackie Robinson Sportspeople from Nanaimo Canadian people of African-American descent Native American baseball players History of Black people in British Columbia Baseball people from British Columbia Washington Pilots players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Pollock's Cuban Stars players