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Fay Washington
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Pitcher
Born: (1915-01-26)January 26, 1915
Alma, Arkansas
Died: April 11, 1975(1975-04-11) (aged 60)
Chicago, Illinois
debut
1940, for the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1946, for the Seattle Steelheads
Teams

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 New Orleans–St. Louis 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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