About Fay Washington
Lived 1915 – 1975 (aged 60). Fay Washington was an American baseball player.
Lafayette Washington (January 26, 1915 – April 11, 1975) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Alma, Arkansas, Washington made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars. He went on to play for the Birmingham Black Barons and Cincinnati Clowns, and finished his career in 1946 with the Seattle Steelheads. Washington died in Chicago, Illinois in 1975 at age 60.
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Who was Fay Washington?
American baseball player (1915-1975)
When was Fay Washington born?
Fay Washington was born on 26 January 1915 in Alma, Arkansas.
When did Fay Washington die?
Fay Washington died on 11 April 1975 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Fay Washington was a baseball player.
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Fay Washington was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fay Washington. https://biography.guide/fay-washington/
MLA: "Fay Washington." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/fay-washington/.
Chicago: "Fay Washington." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/fay-washington/.
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