Arnett Mitchell

Arnett Mitchell
Arnett Mitchell
	Pitcher
	Born: November 14, 1895; Jacksonville, Florida
	Died: 1934; Jacksonville, Florida
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
	1926, for the Baltimore Black Sox
Teams
	Bacharach Giants (1921); Richmond Giants (1922); Baltimore Black Sox (1923); Bacharach Giants (1924–1925); Harrisburg Giants (1926); Baltimore Black Sox (1926);

Benjamin Arnett Mitchell (November 14, 1895 – 1934), nicknamed "Hooks", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Mitchell was the brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Alonzo Mitchell. Older brother Arnett made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 for the Bacharach Giants. He finished his career in 1926 with short stints for the Harrisburg Giants and Baltimore Black Sox.[1][2] Mitchell died in Jacksonville in 1934 at age 38 or 39.

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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