Knucks James Explained

Knucks James
Position:	Second baseman
Birth Date:	May 2, 1878 Norfolk, Virginia
Death Date:	June 1966 New York City, New York (aged 88)
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1905
Debutteam:	Brooklyn Royal Giants
Finalyear:	1918
Finalteam:	Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams:	Brooklyn Royal Giants (1905–1906, 1917–1918) Cuban X-Giants (1906) Philadelphia Giants (1908–1911)^[1] Paterson Smart Set (1912–1913) Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913–1914) Louisville White Sox (1914) Lincoln Giants (1914–1915) Bacharach Giants (1916–1917)

William "Knucks" James (May 2, 1878 – June 1966) was an American baseball second baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1905 to 1918 with several teams.^[2]

James's wife Sadie traveled with him in 1914 when the Mohawk team traveled to Indianapolis and Chicago for a series of games.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Wcncq5-bHdd204aGp5c3JMcEk/edit "Philadelphia Giants Subdue Leland Giants" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, August 21, 1909, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4
2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
3. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/002874.pdf "Notes of the Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 18, 1914, Page 4, Column 6