Baseball player
| L. D. Livingston | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1905-02-19)February 19, 1905 Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Died: July 16, 1957(1957-07-16) (aged 52) Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1928, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords | |
| Teams | |
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L. D. Livingston (February 19, 1905 – July 16, 1957), nicknamed "Larry" and "Goo Goo", was an American Negro league outfielder between 1928 and 1932.
Early life and career
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Livingston attended I.M. Terrell High School and Wiley College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Kansas City Monarchs, where he played three seasons before going on to play for the New York Black Yankees and Pittsburgh Crawfords. Livingston died in Fort Worth in 1957 at age 52.
References
- "Monarchs Bring Another Great Ball Club Here". The Wichita Eagle. June 10, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- "Monarchs Anxious to Dislay Wares Against Semipros". The Wichita Eagle. June 17, 1928. p. 14. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- "Article clipped from Fort Worth Star-Telegram". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 21, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "L. D. Livingston". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "L. D. Livingston". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Further reading
- Lewis, Bert (May 19, 1928). "Wiley Downs Bishop, 6-4, at Marshall; Livingston Stars at Bat for Victors". The Chicago Defender. p. 9
- Defender staff (June 1, 1929). "Kansas City Opens Season by Beating Memphis". The Chicago Defender. p. 9
- Defender staff (June 22, 1929). "Kansas City Takes Lead in National League". The Chicago Defender. p. 8
- Defender staff (October 2, 1929). "K. C. Monarchs Down Cuban-Mexican Team". The Chicago Defender. p. 8
- Defender staff (June 28, 1930). "Giants Win Series from Kay Sees". The Chicago Defender. p. 9
- Clark, John L. (March 26, 1932). "With the Crawfords". Baltimore Afro-American . p. 15
- Tribune staff (May 5, 1932). "Livingston Quits After Argument". Philadelphia Tribune. p. 11
- "Jarvis, All-Stars Meet". The Kilgore News Herald. December 9, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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