Laymon Samuel Yokely (1906-1975) throwing a baseball at Maryland Park stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Yokely was a pitcher in the Negro leagues and played for the Baltimore Black Sox from 1926 to 1933 and for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1944. He was considered the ace pitcher for the Black Sox in his years with…

Laymon Yokely throwing baseball

Description

Laymon Samuel Yokely (1906-1975) throwing a baseball at Maryland Park stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Yokely was a pitcher in the Negro leagues and played for the Baltimore Black Sox from 1926 to 1933 and for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1944. He was considered the ace pitcher for the Black Sox in his years with the team. Seen here in his Black Sox uniform, this photo was taken between 1929 and 1930.

Creator

Henderson, Paul S.

Date

circa 1929

Collection Number

BCLM HEN

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Object ID

HEN.00.A1-057

Extent

1 negative

Resource ID

5161

Notes

Image identified by Bernard McKenna, Ph.D., in August 2022.

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.