Norman Yokely

Laymon Samuel "Norman" Yokely (May 30, 1906 – November 1975 or January 1976) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played college baseball while attending Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina and played professionally from 1926 to 1946 with several teams.[2][3]

Norman Yokely
Pitcher
Born: (1906-05-30)May 30, 1906
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Died: November 1975 or January 1976[1]
Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1926, for the Baltimore Black Sox
Last appearance
1946, for the Brooklyn Brown Dodgers
Teams

References

  1. David L. Porter (2000). Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Q-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group.
  2. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  3. "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Laymon Yokely". k-state.edu.


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