Norman Yokely

Pitcher

Born: May 30, 1906
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Died: November 1975 or January 1976^[1]
Baltimore, Maryland

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1926, for the Baltimore Black Sox

Last appearance

1946, for the Brooklyn Brown Dodgers

Teams

Baltimore Black Sox (1926–1933)
Bacharach Giants (1934)
Philadelphia Stars (1935–1937)
Washington Black Senators (1938)
Baltimore Elite Giants (1944)
Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (1946)

Laymon Samuel "Norman" Yokely (May 30, 1906 – November 1975 or January 1976) was an African-American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1926 to 1946 with several teams.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ David L. Porter (2000). Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Q-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group.
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
↑ "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Laymon Yokely". k-state.edu.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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