Lefty Holmes
| Lefty Holmes | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 28, 1907 Brunswick, Georgia | |
| Died: December 27, 1987 (aged 80) Brunswick, Georgia | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1929, for the Lincoln Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1940, for the New York Cubans | |
| Teams | |
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Frank "Lefty" Holmes (February 28, 1907 – December 27, 1987), also nicknamed "Sonny", "Ducky", and "Eddie", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] A native of Brunswick, Georgia, he was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Philly Holmes, and played from 1929 to 1940 with multiple clubs. Holmes died in his hometown of Brunswick in 1987 at age 80.
References
[edit]- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- New York Lincoln Giants players
- Cuban House of David players
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Washington Elite Giants players
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- Washington Black Senators players
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