Laymon Yokely - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Laymon Yokely



Laymon Samuel Yokely
(Corner Pocket)

Born: May 30, 1906 in Smithfield, NC
Died: November 26, 1975 in Baltimore, MD
          (69 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 210
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Notes:


• College: Livingstone College (Salisbury, NC)
• Buried: Evergreen Cemetery (Winston-Salem, NC)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
3B
8
1926
1937
BBS/PS
21.2
19.1
2.4
0.0
-0.4
2
RF
4
1928
1931
BBS
9.5
8.6
1.4
0.0
-0.5
3
SS
4
1929
1932
BBS
8.3
4.2
3.0
0.0
1.2
4
CF
7
1927
1935
BBS/PS
4.9
3.9
1.7
0.0
-0.7
5
LF
7
1926
1934
BBS/PBG
4.3
2.3
3.1
0.0
-1.0
6
SP
4
1929
1932
BBS
4.3
0.3
-0.1
4.1
0.0
7
SP
4
1930
1937
BBS/PS
3.9
-0.6
0.0
4.6
0.0
8
SP
4
1929
1933
BBS
3.6
-0.3
0.2
3.8
-0.1
9
SS
4
1933
1937
BBS/PS
3.6
3.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
10
CF
1
1936
1936
PS
3.1
2.5
0.7
0.0
-0.1
11
SP
3
1926
1928
BBS
3.1
0.1
0.0
3.0
0.0
12
C
6
1926
1934
BBS/PBG
3.0
2.2
0.6
0.0
0.2
13
1B
3
1926
1928
BBS
2.8
3.1
0.3
0.0
-0.7
14
RF
2
1926
1931
BBS
2.6
3.6
-1.0
0.1
0.0
15
SP
2
1936
1937
PS
2.3
-0.3
0.0
2.6
0.0
16
SP
1
1944
1944
BEG
2.3
-0.1
0.0
2.4
0.0
17
RF
4
1928
1934
BBS/PBG
2.0
1.8
-0.2
0.6
-0.2
18
SP
1
1937
1937
PS
1.9
-0.2
0.0
2.1
0.0
19
C
1
1944
1944
BEG
1.9
1.5
0.4
0.0
0.0
20
SP
3
1935
1937
PS
1.8
-0.5
0.0
2.3
0.0
21
SP
2
1929
1932
BBS
1.7
0.0
-0.1
1.8
0.0
22
LF
2
1938
1944
BEG/SEN
1.6
1.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
23
SP
1
1944
1944
BEG
1.4
-0.3
0.0
1.6
0.0
24
SP
2
1933
1934
BBS/PBG
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
25
LF
2
1932
1935
BBS/PS
1.4
0.7
0.9
0.0
-0.2
26
CF
1
1944
1944
BEG
1.1
1.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
27
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
1.1
-0.2
-0.2
1.5
-0.1
28
SP
1
1944
1944
BEG
1.1
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
29
SP
1
1934
1934
PBG
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
30
SP
1
1931
1931
BBS
1.0
-0.3
0.0
1.3
0.0
31
SP
3
1932
1938
MULT
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
32
3B
3
1935
1937
PS
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.2
33
LF
2
1936
1937
PS
0.9
1.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
34
1B
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.9
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.0
35
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
36
RF
3
1935
1937
PS
0.9
0.4
0.9
0.0
-0.4
37
3B
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.9
2.1
-1.4
0.0
0.1
38
2B
4
1926
1935
BBS/PS
0.8
-0.4
0.6
0.0
0.6
39
RF
3
1929
1938
BBS/SEN
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.2
-0.4
40
LF
1
1926
1926
BBS
0.8
2.0
-1.0
0.0
-0.2
41
CF
2
1934
1937
PBG/PS
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.1
42
SP
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.8
-0.1
-0.1
1.0
0.0
43
2B
5
1933
1937
MULT
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.2
44
2B
4
1926
1931
BBS
0.7
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.3
45
LF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.1
46
CF
2
1926
1932
BBS
0.7
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.2
47
SP
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
48
SS
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
49
1B
1
1944
1944
BEG
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
50
SS
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.6
-0.1
0.6
0.0
0.1
51
SP
1
1931
1931
BBS
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
52
SP
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.6
0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.0
53
SP
5
1932
1937
BBS/PS
0.5
0.3
-0.1
0.4
-0.1
54
1B
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.0
-0.1
55
2B
1
1926
1926
BBS
0.4
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
56
SP
1
1936
1936
PS
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
57
2B
1
1936
1936
PS
0.4
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
58
3B
1
1931
1931
BBS
0.4
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.0
59
SP
3
1926
1934
BBS/PBG
0.4
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.0
60
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.0
61
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.3
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
62
3B
1
1938
1938
SEN
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
63
SS
1
1935
1935
PS
0.3
-0.5
0.6
0.0
0.2
64
SP
1
1944
1944
BEG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
65
2B
1
1936
1936
PS
0.3
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.1
66
RF
1
1938
1938
SEN
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
67
SP
2
1932
1935
BBS/PS
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
68
CF
2
1931
1932
BBS
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
69
CF
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
70
LF
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
71
1B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
RF
1
1944
1944
BEG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
73
RP
1
1944
1944
BEG
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
74
RP
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
75
3B
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.1
0.7
-0.6
0.0
0.0
76
1B
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.1
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
77
3B
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
78
LF
1
1935
1935
PS
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
79
3B
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
80
LF
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
81
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
82
RP
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
83
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
84
RF
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
85
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
86
2B
1
1938
1938
SEN
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
87
RP
1
1944
1944
BEG
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
88
RP
1
1928
1928
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
89
C
1
1931
1931
BBS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
LF
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
RP
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
92
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
-
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
94
1B
1
1928
1928
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
3B
1
1926
1926
BBS
0.0
-1.0
0.9
0.0
0.1
96
LF
1
1930
1930
BBS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
97
2B
1
1931
1931
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
-
1
1936
1936
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
RP
1
1938
1938
SEN
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
-
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
-
1
1936
1936
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
RF
1
1936
1936
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
C
1
1933
1933
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
RP
1
1934
1934
PBG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
105
LF
1
1938
1938
SEN
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
106
RP
1
1931
1931
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
SP
1
1932
1932
BBS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
108
RP
1
1938
1938
SEN
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
RP
2
1937
1938
PS/SEN
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
110
SP
2
1932
1935
BBS/PS
-0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
111
RP
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
-
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
113
RF
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
114
RF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
0.5
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
115
RP
1
1937
1937
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
116
RF
2
1926
1928
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
117
RP
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
118
1B
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
119
-
1
1927
1927
BBS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
120
2B
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
121
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
-0.1
122
LF
2
1932
1937
BBS/PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
123
1B
1
1930
1930
BBS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
RF
2
1930
1936
BBS/PS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
C
3
1928
1935
BBS/PS
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
126
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
127
3B
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
128
RP
1
1928
1928
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
129
LF
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
130
-
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
131
-
1
1928
1928
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
132
-
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
133
C
2
1933
1934
BBS/PBG
-0.2
0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.0
134
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1936
1936
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
136
SS
1
1928
1928
BBS
-0.2
-0.7
0.3
0.0
0.2
137
1B
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
138
-
1
1926
1926
BBS
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
139
-
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
140
2B
1
1927
1927
BBS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1932
1932
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
142
-
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
143
LF
1
1930
1930
BBS
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
144
RP
2
1926
1938
BBS/SEN
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
145
C
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
1B
1
1937
1937
PS
-0.3
0.2
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
147
1B
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
-
1
1936
1936
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
149
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
SS
1
1937
1937
PS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.2
151
2B
2
1931
1937
BBS/PS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
152
C
2
1936
1937
PS
-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.2
153
1B
1
1936
1936
PS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
154
SS
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
155
SP
3
1926
1928
BBS
-0.4
-1.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
156
RP
2
1926
1927
BBS
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
157
-
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
158
3B
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
159
SP
2
1932
1933
BBS
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
160
2B
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
161
3B
2
1932
1934
BBS/PBG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
RF
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
163
SS
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
164
RP
1
1932
1932
BBS
-0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.8
0.0
165
-
1
1934
1934
PBG
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
166
-
1
1937
1937
PS
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
167
-
1
1926
1926
BBS
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
168
C
1
1938
1938
SEN
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
169
LF
1
1933
1933
BBS
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
170
SP
4
1928
1933
BBS
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
171
SS
1
1944
1944
BEG
-0.6
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.2
172
1B
1
1935
1935
PS
-0.8
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
-0.1
173
SS
1
1926
1926
BBS
-0.8
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.1
174
RP
2
1926
1927
BBS
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
175
1B
4
1930
1938
BBS/SEN
-1.0
-0.7
0.3
0.0
-0.5
176
C
8
1926
1944
BBS/BEG
-1.0
-2.3
0.5
0.0
0.7
177
RF
2
1935
1936
PS
-1.0
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
178
3B
3
1928
1934
BBS/PBG
-1.1
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
179
C
7
1930
1938
MULT
-1.1
0.6
-1.7
-0.3
0.3
180
SS
3
1926
1928
BBS
-1.4
-0.9
-1.2
0.0
0.6
181
SP
4
1926
1929
BBS
-1.6
-0.5
0.0
-1.0
0.0
182
2B
4
1928
1931
BBS
-2.0
-2.5
0.1
0.0
0.4
183
RF
3
1926
1933
BBS
-2.3
0.5
-2.7
0.0
-0.1

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