Lawrence Simpson (baseball)

Lawrence Simpson
Lawrence Simpson
	Pitcher
	Born: August 13, 1890; Cumberland, Ohio
	Died: June 25, 1921 (aged 30); Fort Bayard, New Mexico
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
debut
	1913, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
	1917, for the Chicago Union Giants
Teams
	West Baden Sprudels (1913–1915) ; Indianapolis ABCs (1914); Leland Giants (1917);

Lawrence Simpson (August 13, 1890 – June 25, 1921) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He pitched for the West Baden Sprudels,^[1] the Indianapolis ABCs, and the Chicago Union Giants.

Simpson attended Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio.

He died in 1921 and is buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois.

References

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