| Ervin Fowlkes | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | January 18, 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Death Place: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1948 |
| Debutteam: | Homestead Grays |
| Finalyear: | 1948 |
| Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
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Ervin Fowlkes (January 18, 1922 – December 3, 1994) was an American professional baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with the Homestead Grays in 1948.[2]
Fowlkes was born on January 18, 1922, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the son of Richard and Rosa Fowlkes.[3] He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.[4] [3]
Ervin and his brother, Samuel, both played for the Boston Blues of the United States League in 1946 before the team and league disbanded.[3] By May 1947, he was a member of the barnstorming Detroit Senators,[3] and appeared in games through the remainder of their season.[5] [6]
In 1948, Fowlkes joined the Homestead Grays, who would go on to win the 1948 Negro World Series.[3] In available statistics, Fowlkes appeared in at least 16 games, and recorded five hits in 47 at bats.[7]
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