Lefty Calhoun

Walter Allen Calhoun (August 21, 1911 – October 2, 1976), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

Lefty Calhoun
Pitcher
Born: (1911-08-21)August 21, 1911 Union City, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: October 2, 1976(1976-10-02) (aged 65) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1932, for the Montgomery Grey Sox
Last appearance
1946, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Montgomery Grey Sox (1932) Memphis Red Sox (1932, 1937) Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/St. Louis–New Orleans Stars/Harrisburg Stars (1938-1941, 1943) Philadelphia Stars (1942) New York Black Yankees (1942) Indianapolis Clowns (1946)

A native of Union City, Tennessee, Calhoun made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Montgomery Grey Sox and Memphis Red Sox. He went on to play for several teams, and was selected to represent the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars in the 1940 East–West All-Star Game.^[1] Calhoun finished his career in 1946 with the Indianapolis Clowns.^[2][3] He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1976 at age 65.