Obie Lackey Explained

Obie Lackey
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:October 6, 1903
Birth Place:Stony Point, North Carolina
Death Date:December 1979
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1929
Debutteam:Homestead Grays
Finalyear:1943
Finalteam:New York Black Yankees
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Obie Ezekiel Lackey (October 6, 1903  - December 1979) was an American Negro league infielder between 1929 and 1943.

A native of Stony Point, North Carolina, Lackey made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 for the Homestead Grays. He went on to play for several teams, including the Hilldale Club and Philadelphia Stars, and finished his career in 1943 with a short stint with the New York Black Yankees.[1] [2] Lackey died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1979 at age 76.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obie Lackey . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Obie Lackey . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.