Lester Lockett
Negro League Baseball player (1912–2005)
Baseball player
Lester Lockett | |
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Outfielder/Infielder | |
Born: (1912-03-25)March 25, 1912 Princeton, Indiana, U.S. | |
Died: October 4, 2005(2005-10-04) (aged 93) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1937, for the St. Louis Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .286 |
Home runs | 9 |
Runs batted in | 184 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Lester Lockett (March 25, 1912 – October 4, 2005) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1948 with several teams.[1]
In February 1997, he was living at a YMCA in Lake View, Chicago and carried a briefcase full of memorabilia from his baseball career.[2]
References
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ Falsani, Cathleen (7 February 1997). "Immortalized in extra innings". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Negro League Baseball Players Association page
- NLB museum
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- 1920: Torriente (NNL)
- 1921: Charleston (NNL)
- 1922: Johnson (NNL)
- 1923: Johnson (NNL) & Mackey (ECL)
- 1924: Dreke (NNL) & Charleston (ECL)
- 1925: Wesley (NNL) & Charleston (ECL)
- 1926: Suttles (NNL) & Dihigo (ECL)
- 1927: Parnell (NNL) & J. Wilson (ECL)
- 1928: Suttles (NNL) & J. Wilson (ECL)
- 1929: Smith (ANL) & Stearnes (NNL)
- 1930: Wells (NNL)
- 1931: Stearnes (NNL)
- 1932: Lundy (EWL) & Morney (NSL)
- 1933: Andrews (NNL2)
- 1934: Burbage (NNL2)
- 1935: Leonard (NNL2)
- 1936: Gibson (NNL2)
- 1937: Gibson (NNL2) & Carter (NAL)
- 1938: Leonard (NNL2) & Reeves (NAL)
- 1939: Gibson (NNL2) & Turner (NAL)
- 1940: Irvin (NNL2) & Riddle (NAL)
- 1941: Irvin (NNL2) & Hyde (NAL)
- 1942: Pearson (NNL2) & Strong (NAL)
- 1943: Vargas (NNL2) & Radcliffe (NAL)
- 1944: Harvey (NNL2) & A. Wilson (NAL)
- 1945: Campanella (NNL2) & Steele (NAL)
- 1946: Irvin (NNL2) & Ware (NAL)
- 1947: Kimbro (NNL2) & Brown (NAL)
- 1948: A. Wilson (NAL) & Lockett (NNL2)
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