Pop Lloyd

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John Henry Lloyd

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
Negro League Debut Year: 1906
Negro League Final Year: 1931
Born April 25, 1884 in Palatka, FL USA
Died March 19, 1964 in Atlantic City, NJ USA

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1977 BR page

"I am honored to have John Lloyd called the Black Wagner. It is a privilege to have been compared to him." — Honus Wagner, quoted at Lloyd's Hall of Fame website

John Henry ("Pop") Lloyd was a Negro League shortstop, who was often considered an equal to his white contemporary Honus Wagner. He played for the Cuban X-Giants (1906), Philadelphia Giants (1907-1909), Leland Giants (1910), New York Lincoln Giants (1911-1915, 1926-1930), Chicago American Giants (1914, 1916-1917), New York Lincoln Stars (1915), Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918-1920), New York Bacharach Giants (1919), Columbus Buckeyes (1921), Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1922, 1924-1925, 1931-1932), Hilldale Daisies (1923), and Harlem Stars (1931). He managed the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918-1920), Columbus Buckeyes (1921), New York Bacharachs (1922), and Hilldale Daisies (1923).

Quote: "He looked like he was gliding over to the ball. You could hardly see his feet move." Judy Johnson, from the book Blackball Stars. Most sources continue to list his year of death as 1965, but he actually died in 1964. An obituary appears in the April 4, 1964 issue of The Sporting News, and the Social Security death index confirms the year. The 2007 ESPN Encyclopedia also recognizes the change. The SABR website presently show it under Frank Phelps' log of Sporting News obituaries (1930-1991).