Lyman began his career in 1938 as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and joined the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940.
He played in the 1941 East-West All Star game, getting a hit in his first at bat.
The one dream Lyman had all the years he played baseball, was a chance to play in the Major Leagues with the white players.
This dream happened not for him, but for his son, Lyman Bostock, Jr., (See photo to the right) who played for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Bostock family in Sept of 1978. Lyman Bostock, Jr. was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana.
When asked what his advice to other would be, he responded, "Don't forget where you come from, always stay in touch with God."
LYMAN WESLEY BOSTOCK, 88, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2005. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 1, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. from Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church, Rev. T. Eric Nathan Officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the Birmingham Black Barons Baseball team as well as a Negro League Legend.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the NLBPA Board of Directors and one of the very few surviving members of the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons, where he played in the 1941 East-West All Star game.
He leaves to mourn his passing, a loving wife, Minnie; (2) sons, Lemuel and Sherwin (Thaddeus) Bostock, both of Birmingham, Alabama. (9) grandchildren, (7) great grandchildren. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
He played in the 1941 East-West All Star game, getting a hit in his first at bat.
The one dream Lyman had all the years he played baseball, was a chance to play in the Major Leagues with the white players.
This dream happened not for him, but for his son, Lyman Bostock, Jr., (See photo to the right) who played for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Bostock family in Sept of 1978. Lyman Bostock, Jr. was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana.
When asked what his advice to other would be, he responded, "Don't forget where you come from, always stay in touch with God."
LYMAN WESLEY BOSTOCK, 88, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2005. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 1, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. from Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church, Rev. T. Eric Nathan Officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the Birmingham Black Barons Baseball team as well as a Negro League Legend.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the NLBPA Board of Directors and one of the very few surviving members of the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons, where he played in the 1941 East-West All Star game.
He leaves to mourn his passing, a loving wife, Minnie; (2) sons, Lemuel and Sherwin (Thaddeus) Bostock, both of Birmingham, Alabama. (9) grandchildren, (7) great grandchildren. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
Lyman began his career in 1938 as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and joined the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940.
He played in the 1941 East-West All Star game, getting a hit in his first at bat.
The one dream Lyman had all the years he played baseball, was a chance to play in the Major Leagues with the white players.
This dream happened not for him, but for his son, Lyman Bostock, Jr., (See photo to the right) who played for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Bostock family in Sept of 1978. Lyman Bostock, Jr. was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana.
When asked what his advice to other would be, he responded, "Don't forget where you come from, always stay in touch with God."
LYMAN WESLEY BOSTOCK, 88, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2005. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 1, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. from Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church, Rev. T. Eric Nathan Officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the Birmingham Black Barons Baseball team as well as a Negro League Legend.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the NLBPA Board of Directors and one of the very few surviving members of the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons, where he played in the 1941 East-West All Star game.
He leaves to mourn his passing, a loving wife, Minnie; (2) sons, Lemuel and Sherwin (Thaddeus) Bostock, both of Birmingham, Alabama. (9) grandchildren, (7) great grandchildren. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
He played in the 1941 East-West All Star game, getting a hit in his first at bat.
The one dream Lyman had all the years he played baseball, was a chance to play in the Major Leagues with the white players.
This dream happened not for him, but for his son, Lyman Bostock, Jr., (See photo to the right) who played for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Bostock family in Sept of 1978. Lyman Bostock, Jr. was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana.
When asked what his advice to other would be, he responded, "Don't forget where you come from, always stay in touch with God."
LYMAN WESLEY BOSTOCK, 88, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2005. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 1, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. from Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church, Rev. T. Eric Nathan Officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the Birmingham Black Barons Baseball team as well as a Negro League Legend.
Mr. Bostock was a member of the NLBPA Board of Directors and one of the very few surviving members of the Negro League Birmingham Black Barons, where he played in the 1941 East-West All Star game.
He leaves to mourn his passing, a loving wife, Minnie; (2) sons, Lemuel and Sherwin (Thaddeus) Bostock, both of Birmingham, Alabama. (9) grandchildren, (7) great grandchildren. Smith & Gaston Southside directing.
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