Louis Santop | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Tyler, Texas, U.S. | January 17, 1889|
Died: January 22, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 53)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro leagues debut | |
1909, for the Philadelphia Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1926, for the Hilldale Daisies | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .317 |
Hits | 111 |
Home runs | 7 |
Runs batted in | 65 |
Teams | |
Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2006 |
Election method | Committee on African-American Baseball |
Louis Santop Loftin (January 17, 1889 – January 22, 1942) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He became "one of the earliest superstars" and "black baseball's first legitimate home-run slugger" (Riley), and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. Some sources show a birth year of 1890, but his Navy[3] records and Baseball Hall of Fame records support the earlier date.
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