Lester Lockett

Negro League Baseball player (1912–2005)
Baseball player
Lester Lockett
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 runs9
Runs batted in184
Teams
  • St. Louis Stars (1937)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1938)
  • Chicago American Giants (1939)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1941–1942)
  • Chicago American Giants (1942)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1943–1946)
  • Indianapolis Clowns (1946)
  • Baltimore Elite Giants (1947–1948)
Career highlights and awards

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

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ 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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