Cornelius Augustus

{{Short description|American baseball player (1905–1981)}}

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| name = Cornelius Augustus

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| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|9|17|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Guntown, Mississippi, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|3|30|1905|9|17|mf=y}}

| death_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| bats = Unknown

| throws = Left

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1927

| debutteam = Memphis Red Sox

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| finalyear = 1937

| finalteam = St. Louis Stars

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• Memphis Red Sox (1927)
• St. Louis Stars (1937)

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Cornelius "Lefty" Augustus (September 17, 1905 - March 30, 1981) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.{{Cite book |last=Riley |first=James A. |

title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues |place=New York |publisher=Carroll & Graf |year=1994 |isbn=0-7867-0959-6 }} He played with the Memphis Red Sox in 1927 and the St. Louis Stars in 1937.{{cite web|url=http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=augus01c-- |title=Cornelius Augustus Seamheads Profile |publisher=seamheads.com |access-date=January 25, 2021}}