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Louis English
Louis English
	Catcher
	Born: February 24, 1902; Louisville, Kentucky
	Died: July 9, 1976 (aged 74); Butte County, California
Negro league baseball debut
	1929, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
	1932, for the Louisville Black Caps
Career statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	20
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Detroit Stars (1929); Nashville Elite Giants (1930); Louisville Black Caps (1930); Louisville White Sox (1931); Louisville Black Caps (1932);

Louis English (February 24, 1902 – July 9, 1976) was an American Negro league catcher from 1929 to 1932.

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, English made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 for the Detroit Stars. He went on to play for the Nashville Elite Giants, Louisville Black Caps, and Louisville White Sox.^[1]^[2]

In 1945, he managed a black baseball team consisting of players from the Chico Army Air Field.^[3]

English died in Butte County, California in 1976 at age 74.

References

^ "Louis English". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Louis English". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "New Baseball Team In Sutter Debut". Enterprise-Record. August 12, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved December 1, 2023.