Norman Yokely

Pitcher

Born: 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

Baltimore Black Sox (1926-1933)
Bacharach Giants (1934)
Philadelphia Stars (1935-1937)
Washington Black Senators (1938)
Baltimore Elite Giants (1944)
Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (1946)

Laymon Samuel "Norman" Yokely (May 30, 1906 – November 1975 or January 1976) was an African-American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1926 to 1946 with several teams.^[2]^[3]

References

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

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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