Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Pop Lloyd MLB Hall of Fame 1977

John Henry "Pop" Lloyd was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Alfonso Lopez, Amos Rusie and Joseph Sewell. Lloyd was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee. He was a 2B\SS who played 25 seasons for the Philadelphia Giants (1907-1909), Chicago Leland Giants (1910), New York Lincoln Giants (1911-1914, 1926-1930), Chicago American Giants (1914, 1915-1917), New York Lincoln Stars (1915), Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918, 1919-1920), Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1919, 1924-1925, 1932), Columbus Buckeyes (1921), Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1923) and New York Black Yankees (1931). While incomplete his official career stats show in league he hit .337/.384/.434 with 22 HR, 265 RBI, 538 R, 133 SB.

Hall of Fame page

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