Leroy Sutton | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | September 12, 1920 |
Birth Place: | Cairo, Illinois |
Death Date: | May, 1984 |
Death Place: | Hallsboro, North Carolina |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1940 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis–New Orleans Stars |
Finalyear: | 1945 |
Finalteam: | Cincinnati Clowns |
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Leroy Sutton (September 12, 1920 - May, 1984) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Cairo, Illinois, Sutton made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars. He returned to the Stars the following season, then spent three seasons with the Chicago American Giants, and finished his career in 1945 with the Cincinnati Clowns.[1] [2] Sutton died in Hallsboro, North Carolina in 1984 at age 63.
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