Lonnie Blair
| Lonnie Blair | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 30, 1929 East Carnegie, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: January 27, 1992 (aged 62) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1947, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1950, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Teams | |
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Lonnie Jerome Blair (October 30, 1929 – January 27, 1992) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1947 and 1950.
A native of East Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Blair was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Garnett Blair. He attended Allegheny Vocational High School and joined the Homestead Grays while still in high school in 1947, and went on to play for the club as a pitcher and second baseman through 1950. Blair died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1992 at age 62.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lonnie Blair". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Garnett Blair". sabr.org. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Ron Paglia (December 11, 2014). "Readers' reminders lead another journey to news of Yesteryear". triblive.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Homestead Grays vs. Duquesne Zemps Barnstorming Tour (1949)". cnlbr.org. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Grays Season's First at Red Bird Stadium". The Ohio State News. Columbus, Ohio. June 24, 1950. p. 15.
External links
[edit]- Baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads
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