Lonnie Blair Explained

Lonnie Blair
Position:	Pitcher
Birth Date:	October 30, 1929
Birth Place:	East Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Death Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1947
Debutteam:	Homestead Grays
Finalyear:	1950
Finalteam:	Homestead Grays
Teams:	Homestead Grays (1947–1950)

Lonnie Jerome Blair (October 30, 1929 – January 27, 1992) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1947 and 1950.

A native of East Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Blair was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Garnett Blair. He attended Allegheny Vocational High School and joined the Homestead Grays while still in high school in 1947, and went on to play for the club as a pitcher and second baseman through 1950. Blair died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1992 at age 62.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

External links

• Baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lonnie Blair . seamheads.com . January 11, 2022.
2. Web site: Garnett Blair . sabr.org . January 11, 2022.
3. Web site: Ron Paglia . Readers' reminders lead another journey to news of Yesteryear . triblive.com . December 11, 2014 . January 11, 2022.
4. Web site: Homestead Grays vs. Duquesne Zemps Barnstorming Tour (1949) . cnlbr.org . January 11, 2022.
5. News: Grays Season's First at Red Bird Stadium . 15 . The Ohio State News . Columbus, Ohio . June 24, 1950 .