Lester Lockett | |
Position: | Outfielder/Infielder |
Birth Date: | March 25, 1912 Princeton, Indiana, U.S. |
Death Date: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1937 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Stars |
Finalyear: | 1948 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .286 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 9 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 184 |
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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]
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