Maurice Morrise Young (November 29, 1904 – November 28, 1984), nicknamed "Doolittle", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1927.
Maurice Young | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1904-11-29)November 29, 1904 Tatums, Oklahoma | |
Died: November 28, 1984(1984-11-28) (aged 79) Kansas City, Missouri | |
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1927, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Last appearance | |
1927, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Teams | |
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A native of Tatums, Oklahoma, Young was the younger brother of fellow Negro leaguer Tom Young.[1][2] He died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1984 at age 79.