Nip Winters facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nip Winters |
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Winters at the 1924 Colored World Series.
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Pitcher/First baseman/Outfielder | |||
Born: April 29, 1899 Washington, D.C. |
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Died: December 12, 1971 (aged 72) Hockessin, Delaware |
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debut | |||
1919, for the Norfolk Stars | |||
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1933, for the Philadelphia Stars | |||
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James Henry Winters, Jr. (April 29, 1899 – December 12, 1971), nicknamed "Nip" and "Jesse", was a pitcher in Negro league baseball, playing for many top eastern teams from 1920 to 1933, and considered one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day.
At age 53, Winters received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.
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