Lee Moody
Leicester Moody (May 14, 1917 – July 4, 1998) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1940s.
| Lee Moody | |||
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| First baseman | |||
| Born: May 14, 1917 East St. Louis, Illinois | |||
| Died: July 4, 1998 (aged 81) Ferguson, Missouri | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1944, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1947, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
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A native of East St. Louis, Illinois, Moody made his Negro leagues debut in 1944 with the Kansas City Monarchs, and later played with the Birmingham Black Barons.[1] After his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball for the Cairo Dodgers of the KITTY League in 1950, and for the Trois-Rivières Royals of the Provincial League in 1951.[2] Moody died in Ferguson, Missouri in 1998 at age 81.
References
- "Lee Moody". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "Lee Moody". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Lee Moody at Negro League Baseball Players Association
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