Script Lee Explained

Script Lee
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:January 29, 1899
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1921
Debutteam:Bacharach Giants
Finalyear:1934
Finalteam:Cleveland Red Sox
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Holsey Scranton Scriptus Lee, Sr. (January 29, 1899 – February 13, 1974) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher. He played from 1921 to 1934 with several teams. He was nicknamed both Scrip and Script.[1]

Before his Negro leagues career, Lee served in the National Guard, fighting against Pancho Villa's forces at the Mexican border in 1916. He also served in the 372nd Infantry during World War I, earning two battle stars and a Purple Heart.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
  2. Book: Bruns, Roger. Negro Leagues Baseball. 2012. ABC-CLIO. 978-0313386480. 32.