Lorenza Cobb

Lorenza Cobb
Lorenza Cobb
	Catcher
	Born: February 10, 1888; Hernando, Mississippi
	Died: January 21, 1953 (aged 64)
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Right
debut
	1914, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1920, for the St. Louis Giants
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1914, 1917); West Baden Sprudels (1914); St. Louis Giants (1915–1917, 1919–1920); Lincoln Giants (1918);

Lorenza S. N. Cobb (February 10, 1888 – January 21, 1953) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1914 to 1920, playing mostly with the St. Louis Giants. After his playing career, he became secretary of the Negro National League.[1] He served in the 804th Pioneer Infantry during World War I.

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Lorenza Cobb at Find a Grave

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