Phelbert Russell Lawson (October 22, 1919 – January 5, 2001) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
Phelbert Lawson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1919-10-22)October 22, 1919 Washington, Virginia | |
Died: January 5, 2001(2001-01-05) (aged 81) Canton, Ohio | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
Last appearance | |
1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
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A native of Washington, Virginia, Lawson played for the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1945. He died in Canton, Ohio in 2001 at age 81.[1][2]
Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 Negro World Series champions | |
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