Lester Lockett

Lester Lockett
Lester Lockett
	Outfielder/Infielder
	Born: March 25, 1912; Princeton, Indiana, U.S.
	Died: October 4, 2005 (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
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
	4× All-Star (1943, 1945, 1948); Negro National League batting champion (1948);

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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[Riley-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.