Pee Wee Jenkins
American baseball player (1923–2002)
Baseball player
Pee Wee Jenkins | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1923-03-15)March 15, 1923 Hampden Sydney, Virginia | |
Died: April 23, 2002(2002-04-23) (aged 79) Farmville, Virginia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1944, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
Last appearance | |
1952, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
Teams | |
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James Edward Jenkins (March 15, 1923 – April 23, 2002), nicknamed "Pee Wee", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for the Indianapolis Clowns, New York Cubans, and Birmingham Black Barons.
A native of Hampden Sydney, Virginia, Jenkins went 2–2 on the mound for the 1947 Negro World Series champion New York Cubans.[1]
Jenkins also pitched in the Provincial League for Three Rivers and in the Mandak League for Winnipeg.[2]
Jenkins died in Farmville, Virginia in 2002 at age 79.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Pee Wee Jenkins at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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New York Cubans 1947 Negro World Series champions
- Mario Ariosa
- Dave Barnhill
- Lorenzo Cabrera
- Cleveland Clark
- Martin Crue
- Eddie Daniels
- Fernando Díaz
- Rufino Díaz
- Lino Donoso
- Claro Duany
- Silvio García
- Pee Wee Jenkins
- Lou Louden
- Horacio Martínez
- Minnie Miñoso
- Barney Morris
- Ray Noble
- Pedro Pagés
- Pat Scantlebury
- Luis Tiant
- Manager
- José Fernández
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