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                       Lawrence Simpson: Pitcher, Indianapolis ABC’s, West Baden Sprudels

                       Born: August 13,1890,  Cumberland, Ohio

                       Died: June 25, 1921,  Fort Brayard, NM (Spanish Flu, 30 years old)

                      

                     Drafted in the 4th round by the Virginia Rebels(Pick #44 of the 1913 draft)

                     Drafted in the 5th round by the Shamokin Stogies(Pick #59 of the 1915 draft)

Simpson pitched primarily as a reliever for the 1913 Wild Card Virginia Rebels.

Used entirely out of the bullpen by the 1915 SCL Champion Shamokin Stogies. He allowed just 3 ER in his last 19 appearances of the 1915 regular season, posting a 0.94 ERA over 28.2 IP.

He followed that up with 9.2 IP, 2-saves, 0.00 ERA in the 1915 SCL World Series. He pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in both Games #5, and #7, saving both games, and winning the World Series MVP. They were his last appearances in the SCL.

SCL STATS:

Team    Year    ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF

VR      1913   3.43   3   2   1  16   2   0   0    39.1   33   21   15   15   23   1   2   168

SS      1915   1.49   5   1  18  46   0   0   0    72.2   52   15   12   18   63   1   2   286

               2.17   8   3  19  62   2   0   0   112.0   85   36   27   33   86   2   4   454

Real Life Negro League Totals: (1913-1915) 6-4, 4.25, IP-89.0, K’s-43, WHIP-1.269