Louis Gillis

Louis Gillis
Louis Gillis
	Catcher
	Born: August 8, 1924; Birmingham, Alabama
	Died: February 3, 2005 (aged 80); Birmingham, Alabama
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1946, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
	1952, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams
	Atlanta Black Crackers (1946–1947); Birmingham Black Barons (1950–1952);

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Louis Charles Gillis Sr. (August 8, 1924 – February 3, 2005), nicknamed "Sea Boy", was an American Negro league catcher from 1946 to 1952.

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Gillis graduated from A. H. Parker High School, and served in the US Marine Corps in World War II.^[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1946 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, and later played for the Birmingham Black Barons. Gillis died in Birmingham in 2005 at age 80.^[2]

References

^ "Meet the Players: Louis Gillis". baseballinlivingcolor.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Obituary: Louis 'Sea Boy' Gillis". nlbpa.com. February 6, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

Louis Gillis at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

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[1] "Meet the Players: Louis Gillis". baseballinlivingcolor.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] "Obituary: Louis 'Sea Boy' Gillis". nlbpa.com. February 6, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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