LOUIS SANTOP (Catcher)
Louis Santop Loftin (real name)
Nickname: "Big Bertha"
Career: 1909-1926
Teams
Fort Worth Wonders (1909)
Oklahoma Monarchs (1909)
Philadelphia Giants (09'-10')
New York Lincoln Giants (11'-14', 1918)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (14'-17', 1919)
Chicago American Giants (1915)
New York Lincoln Stars (15'-16')
Hilldale Daisies (17'-26')
Military Service (18'-19')
Santop Bronchos (27'-31')
Bats: Left / Throws: Right
Height: 6'4" Weight: 240
Born: Jan 17, 1890 -- Tyler, TX
Died: Jan 6, 1942 -- Philadelphia, PA
Inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame (2006)
Lifetime Batting Avg: .406
vs. Majors (Exhibitions): .316
APBA Affiliations: Negro STARS Team (Barnstorming Tour)
- One of the Negro League's earliest superstars, power hitter, earned the nickname "Big Bertha" for his tape-measured Home Runs during the dead-ball era.
- Solid, strong-armed catcher who's excellent at blocking the plate.
- Caught for "Smokey"/"Cyclone" Joe Williams & "Cannonball" Dick Redding.
- Used to put on a pregame throwing demonstrations prior to playing MLB teams in exhibitions. Throwing from his knees to all the infield positions in front of all-white crowds; the fans loved it.
- Served the Navy in World War I from 1918 - 1919.
- Good mannered, but once got into a fight with Oscar Charleston, and broke three of Charleston's ribs in the process.
- Eventually was relieved by up-and-coming catcher Biz Mackey, at the age of 35.
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