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Scrip Lee
Scrip Lee 1924
Lee at the 1924 Colored World Series
Personal details
Born (1899-01-29)January 29, 1899
Died February 13, 1974(1974-02-13) (aged 75)
Washington, D.C.

Holsey Scranton Scriptus Lee, Sr. (January 29, 1899 – February 13, 1974) was an African-American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1921 to 1934 with several teams. He was nicknamed both Scrip and Script.[1]

Before his Negro Leagues career, Lee served in the National Guard, fighting against Pancho Villa's forces at the Mexican border in 1916. He also served in the 372nd Infantry during World War I, earning two battle stars and a Purple Heart.[2]

References[]

  1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6 
  2. Bruns, Roger (2012). Negro Leagues Baseball. ABC-CLIO. pp. 32. ISBN 031338648X. https://books.google.com/books?id=RqIEUDvjPGMC&lpg=PA32&ots=6zhYOLcs5v&dq=scrip%20lee%20baseball&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=scrip%20lee%20baseball&f=false. 

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