Atkins Collins Explained

Atkins Collins
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:June 14, 1909
Birth Place:Piper, Alabama
Death Place:Mount Vernon, Alabama
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Unknown
Debutleague:EWL
Debutyear:1932
Debutteam:Baltimore Black Sox
Finalleague:EWL
Finalyear:1932
Finalteam:Baltimore Black Sox
Statleague:EWL
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:54.00
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:0
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Burton Atkins Collins (June 14, 1909 – May 24, 1947) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1932. He attended Alabama State Teachers College[1] and played college baseball for the Alabama State Hornets.[2] By 1939, he was working as a schoolteacher. He was represented by Arthur Shores in a lawsuit in June 1939 in which he claimed to have been denied the right to vote in a local election because of his race.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atkins Collins Seamheads Profile . seamheads.com . December 27, 2020.
  2. News: 'Bama State Wins First . 14 June 2023 . . 12 April 1930 . 16.
  3. News: Study Negro's Status . 14 June 2023 . . 24 June 1939 . 5.