Guy Carswell Ousley (July 14, 1910 – February 28, 1964) was an American Negro league shortstop in the 1930s.
| Guy Ousley | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: July 14, 1910 Valdosta, Georgia | |
| Died: February 28, 1964 (aged 53) Chicago, Illinois | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1931, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Early life and career
editA native of Valdosta, Georgia, Ousley made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the Chicago American Giants, and played the following season with the Louisville Black Caps and Memphis Red Sox.[1][2] He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1964 at age 53. His previously unmarked grave was marked by the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2005.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Guy Ousley". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Guy Ousley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Completed Grave Marker Projects". nlbgmp.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Burley, Dan (March 29, 1930). "Phillips Lights Drop Championship in Overtime Game to Calumet High Five". The Chicago Defender. p.
- Burley, Dan (December 14, 1935). "Backdoor Stuff: 'The Times of Yesteryear'; Diggin' in the Graveyard of the Past. The Chicago Defender. p. 19
- Burley, Dan (September 16, 1958). Dan Burley's The Ways of Sports..." The Chicago Tribune. p. 26
- Defender staff (September 29, 1958). "Bethesda Flashes". The Chicago Defender. p. 22
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=ousle01guy Seamheads
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