Lou Dials

American baseball player
Baseball player
Lou Dials
Infielder/Outfielder
Born: (1904-01-10)January 10, 1904
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Died: April 5, 1994(1994-04-05) (aged 90)
Modesto, California
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1925, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1936, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
  • Chicago American Giants (1925–1928, 1936)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1928)
  • Memphis Red Sox (1929)
  • Detroit Stars (1930–1931)
  • Homestead Grays (1932)
  • Hilldale Club (1932)
  • Akron Black Tyrites (1933)
  • Cleveland Giants (1933)
  • New York Black Yankees (1935)

Oland Cecil "Lou" Dials (January 10, 1904 – April 5, 1994) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1936 with several teams. He was the 1931 batting champ. He played in the 1936 East-West All-Star Game. From 1938 to 1941, Dials played in the Mexican League. After his playing career, he became a scout for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles.[1]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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Chicago American Giants 1927 Colored World Series champions
James Bray
Jim Brown
Larry Brown
Rube Curry
Walter Davis
Lou Dials
Bill Foster
George Harney
John Hines
Sanford Jackson
Dave Malarcher
Webster McDonald
Eddie Miller
Willie Powell
Nat Rogers
Pythias Russ
George Sweatt
Charlie Williams
Manager
Dave Malarcher


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