Louis Gillis

Louis Gillis
Catcher
Born: (1924-08-08)August 8, 1924
Birmingham, Alabama
Died: February 3, 2005(2005-02-03) (aged 80)
Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
1952, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams

Louis Charles Gillis Sr. (August 8, 1924 – February 3, 2005), nicknamed "Sea Boy", was an American Negro league catcher from 1946 to 1952.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Gillis graduated from A. H. Parker High School, and served in the US Marine Corps in World War II.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1946 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, and later played for the Birmingham Black Barons. Gillis died in Birmingham in 2005 at age 80.[2]

  1. ^ "Meet the Players: Louis Gillis". baseballinlivingcolor.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Louis 'Sea Boy' Gillis". nlbpa.com. February 6, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2020.