Obie Lackey
| Obie Lackey | |
|---|---|
| Infielder | |
| Born: October 6, 1903 Stony Point, North Carolina | |
| Died: December 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1929, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1943, for the New York Black Yankees | |
| Teams | |
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Obie Ezekiel Lackey (October 6, 1903 – December 1979) was an American Negro league infielder between 1929 and 1943.
A native of Stony Point, North Carolina, Lackey made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 for the Homestead Grays. He went on to play for several teams, including the Hilldale Club and Philadelphia Stars, and finished his career in 1943 with a short stint with the New York Black Yankees.[1][2] Lackey died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1979 at age 76.
References
[edit]- ^ "Obie Lackey". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Obie Lackey". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1903 births
- 1979 deaths
- Bacharach Giants players
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- Hilldale Club players
- Homestead Grays players
- New York Black Yankees players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- People from Stony Point, North Carolina
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Baseball infielders
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs