Nip Winters

Nip Winters
Nip Winters
	Winters at the 1924 Colored World Series.
	Pitcher/First baseman/Outfielder
	Born: April 29, 1899; Washington, D.C.
	Died: December 12, 1971 (aged 72); Hockessin, Delaware
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
debut
	1919, for the Norfolk Stars
Last appearance
	1933, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
	Norfolk Stars (1919–1921); Baltimore Black Sox (1920, 1929); Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921–1922,1931–1933); Washington Braves (1921); Hilldale Club (1922–1928,1931) [1]; New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1929); Homestead Grays (1928); Newark Browns (1931); Washington Pilots (1932); Philadelphia Stars (1933); Harrisburg Giants;

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.[2]

References

"With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Tuesday, July 29, 1924, Page 6, Column 1
"1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

Negro League Baseball Museum

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Nip Winters at Find a Grave

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[hilldale1924-1] "With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Tuesday, July 29, 1924, Page 6, Column 1

[poll-2] "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"