Jim Cohen (baseball) explained

Jim Cohen
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:May 26, 1918
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Death Place:Washington, DC
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1946
Debutteam:Indianapolis Clowns
Finalyear:1952
Finalteam:Indianapolis Clowns
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James Clarence Cohen (May 26, 1918 – April 23, 2002), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s.

A native of Evergreen, Alabama, Cohen served in the US Army at Camp Lee, Virginia, during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Indianapolis Clowns, and pitched for the team through 1952.[2] [3] In 1948 he was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game.[4] [3] Cohen died in Washington, D.C., in 2002 at age 84.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: James Fireball Cohen -- Pitched in the Negro Leagues. www.historicbaseball.com.
  3. Book: Kelley, Brent. Voices from the Negro Leagues: Conversations with 52 Baseball Standouts of the Period 1924-1960. March 3, 2005. McFarland. 9780786422791. Google Books.
  4. News: Jim Cohen. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. 2019-03-24.