Wayman “Red” Longley: Negro League Baseball Player & Umpire

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Wayman “Red” Longley: Negro League Baseball Player & Umpire

Wayman 'Red' Longley was a Negro League baseball player from 1931-1950 and occasionally served as a Negro League baseball umpire. Longley born September 7th, 1909 in Little Rock, AR, he was the son of William and Ora Longley. Longley played semi-professional baseball before joining the 1931-1932 Little Rock Grays and the 1933 Little Rock Stars, […]

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