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Lawrence Simpson
Pitcher
Born: (1890-08-13)August 13, 1890
Cumberland, Ohio
Died: June 25, 1921(1921-06-25) (aged 30)
Fort Bayard, New Mexico
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
debut
1913, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
1917, for the Chicago Union Giants
Teams

Lawrence Simpson (August 13, 1890 – June 25, 1921) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He pitched for the West Baden Sprudels, the Indianapolis ABCs, and the Chicago Union Giants.

Simpson attended Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio.

He died in 1921 and is buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois.

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