Louis Santop Loftin

Louis Santop Loftin

World War I

 

Louis Santop Loftin, Hall of Fame baseball player and WWI Veteran, is buried at the Philadelphia National Cemetery. Loftin played baseball in the Negro Leagues from 1909 to 1926 and was one of the league’s first star players.

 

 

Image Source: Photograph of Louis Santop, ca. 1920-1930, National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

 Black-and-white photograph of Louis Santop Loftin in the gear of a catcher.