My Tribute to a Great Hitter and Even Better Teammate

Lorenzo “Lo” Ogden Now Playing First Base With the Heavenly Host

Lorenzo Ogden, photo courtesy of Frank Lee

When Lorenzo Ogden stepped on the Tuskegee Institute campus in1968, he was a tall, skinny kid off the sandlots of Birmingham, Alabama. He spent his summer days playing baseball during the week, but on Sundays you could find him at old Rickwood Field watching the Birmingham Black Barons play the best…