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 league baseball debut
	1921, for the New Orleans Crescent Stars
Last appearance
	1937, for the New Orleans Crescent Stars
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, 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.^[1] He was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1980,^[2] and died in New Orleans in 1995 at age 93.

References[edit]

^ "Milfred 'Rick' Laurent". negrosouthernleaguemuseumresearchcenter.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Milfred 'Rick' Laurent". allstatesugarbowl.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links[edit]

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

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

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

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