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Laymon Ramsey

1917–2003

United States

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Laymon Ramsey (August 24, 1917 – April 7, 2003) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s. A native of Grady, Alabama, Ramsey served in the US Marines during World War II. He played for the Memphis Red Sox in 1947, posting a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings in two recorded games for the Red Sox. Ramsey died in Birmingham, Alabama in 2003 at age 85.

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