Milt Laurent

Milt Laurent
Milt Laurent
	Outfielder
	Born: December 26, 1901; New Orleans, Louisiana
	Died: October 25, 1995 (aged 93); New Orleans, Louisiana
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
	1921, for the New Orleans Crescent Stars
Last Negro leagues appearance
	1937, for the New Orleans Crescent Stars
Negro leagues statistics
Batting average	.234
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	78
Teams
	New Orleans Crescent Stars (1921–1922); New Orleans Ads (1923); New Orleans Black Pelicans (1923–1926); Nashville Elite Giants (1927); Memphis Red Sox (1928–1930); Birmingham Black Barons (1929); Cleveland Cubs (1931–1932); Nashville Elite Giants (1932); Birmingham Black Barons (1932); New Orleans Crescent Stars (1933–1937);

Milfred Stephen Laurent (December 26, 1901 – October 25, 1995), nicknamed "Rick", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s and 1930s.

A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Milfred Stephen Laurent was born as the son of Joseph Laurent and Augustine Sarrazin. Laurent broke into the Negro leagues in 1921 with the New Orleans Crescent Stars. He went on to play for several teams over a 17-year career, concluding his career back with the Crescent Stars from 1933 to 1937.^[2] He was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1980,^[3] and died in New Orleans in 1995 at age 93.

Notes

^ On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared certain Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be "major" leagues.^[1] Laurent's statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1929–1932.

References

^ "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "Milfred 'Rick' Laurent". negrosouthernleaguemuseumresearchcenter.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Milfred 'Rick' Laurent". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Milfred 'Rick' Laurent at Negro League Baseball Players Association

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[2] On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared certain Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be "major" leagues.^[1] Laurent's statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1929–1932.

[1] "MLB officially designates the Negro Leagues as 'Major League'". MLB.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[3] "Milfred 'Rick' Laurent". negrosouthernleaguemuseumresearchcenter.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[4] "Milfred 'Rick' Laurent". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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