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Lefty Holmes

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Lefty Holmes
Pitcher
Born: (1907-02-28)February 28, 1907
Brunswick, Georgia
Died: December 27, 1987(1987-12-27) (aged 80)
Brunswick, Georgia
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1929, for the Lincoln Giants
Last appearance
1940, for the New York Cubans
Teams

Frank "Lefty" Holmes (February 28, 1907 – December 27, 1987), also nicknamed "Sonny", "Ducky", and "Eddie", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] A native of Brunswick, Georgia, he was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Philly Holmes, and played from 1929 to 1940 with multiple clubs. Holmes died in his hometown of Brunswick in 1987 at age 80.

References

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  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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