Lawrence Simpson
PositionPitcher
BatsUnknown
ThrowsUnknown
Birth dateAugust 13, 1890
Birth placeCumberland, Ohio
Death dateJune 25, 1921 (aged 30)
Death placeFort Bayard, New Mexico
Debutyear1913
DebutteamWest Baden Sprudels
Finalyear1917
FinalteamChicago Union Giants
Teams

Lawrence Simpson (August 13, 1890 – June 25, 1921) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He pitched for the West Baden Sprudels,[1] the Indianapolis ABCs, and the Chicago Union Giants.

Simpson attended Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio.

He died in 1921 and is buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois.

References

  1. ^ "Red Sox Are Beaten in Close One by Sprudels" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 24, 1915, Page 4, Column 7