Gene Collins Explained

Gene Collins
Position:Pitcher/Outfielder
Birth Date:January 7, 1925
Birth Place:Kansas City, Kansas
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1947
Debutteam:Kansas City Monarchs
Finalleague:Mexican League
Finalyear:1961
Finalteam:Sultanes de Monterrey
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Eugene Marvin Collins (January 7, 1925 – February 9, 1998) was an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues, minor leagues and in the Mexican League. He played from 1947 to 1961 with several teams, including the Omaha Rockets.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 . .
  2. Heaphy, Leslie A. The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960. Jefferson: McFarland, 2003.