Herman Watts Explained

Herman Watts
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:December 18, 1919
Birth Place:Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1941
Debutteam:New York Black Yankees
Finalyear:1942
Finalteam:Cincinnati Buckeyes
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Herman "Lefty" Watts (December 18, 1919  - September 14, 1960) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played in 1941 with the New York Black Yankees Jacksonville Red Caps, and in 1942 with the Cincinnati Buckeyes. Watts was involved in a car accident on September 7, 1942.[1] Ulysses Brown and Smoky Owens died, while Watts, Eugene Bremmer, Alonzo Boone, and Wilbur Hayes were injured.[2]

Watts returned to Indianapolis, becoming combination player-manager of the Indianapolis ABCs.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Clipped from the Journal Herald . The Journal Herald . 8 September 1942. 12 .
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
  3. News: ABC's Feature Crack Lineup . The Journal Herald . 31 August 1949.