Louis Santop

Louis Santop
Santop in 1924
Catcher
Born: (1889-01-17)January 17, 1889
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Died: January 22, 1942(1942-01-22) (aged 53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1909, for the Philadelphia Giants
Last appearance
1926, for the Hilldale Daisies
Career statistics
Batting average.317
Hits111
Home runs7
Runs batted in65
Teams
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2006
Election methodCommittee 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.