Lionel Decuir | |
Position: | Catcher |
Birth Date: | December 21, 1914 |
Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Death Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1936 |
Debutteam: | Cincinnati Tigers |
Finalyear: | 1940 |
Finalteam: | Kansas City Monarchs |
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Lionel Joseph Decuir (December 21, 1914 - April 14, 1977) was an American Negro league catcher from 1936 to 1940.
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Decuir made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 with the Cincinnati Tigers. He played for Cincinnati and the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1937, and finished his career with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1939 and 1940.[1] [2] Decuir died in New Orleans in 1977 at age 62.
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