Leroy Sutton

Leroy Sutton (September 12, 1920 – May, 1984) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

Leroy Sutton
Pitcher
Born: (1920-09-12)September 12, 1920 Cairo, Illinois, U.S.
Died: May, 1984 Hallsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
Last appearance
1945, for the Cincinnati Clowns
Teams
St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1940–1941) Chicago American Giants (1942–1944) Cincinnati Clowns (1945)

A native of Cairo, Illinois, Sutton made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars. He returned to the Stars the following season, then spent three seasons with the Chicago American Giants, and finished his career in 1945 with the Cincinnati Clowns.^[1][2] Sutton died in Hallsboro, North Carolina in 1984 at age 63.