Jimmy Shields | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | September 8, 1905 |
Birth Place: | Petersburg, Virginia |
Death Place: | Petersburg, Virginia |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1928 |
Debutteam: | Bacharach Giants |
Finalyear: | 1929 |
Finalteam: | Bacharach Giants |
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James Edward Shields Jr. (September 8, 1905 - November 21, 1963) was an American Negro league pitcher in 1928 and 1929.
A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Shields attended Peabody High School and Virginia Union University.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1928 with the Bacharach Giants, and posted a 3–2 record on the mound.[2] Shields died in Petersburg in 1963 at age 58.
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