Pee Wee Jenkins

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.

Pee Wee Jenkins
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

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

  1. "James "Pee Wee" Jenkins". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. Lester, Larry (11 August 2017). Black Baseball in New York City: An Illustrated History, 1885-1959. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4766-2941-4. Retrieved September 6, 2020.


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