| Skeeter Watkins | |
| Position: | Third baseman |
| Birth Date: | October 16, 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Towson, Maryland |
| Death Place: | Bolton Hill, Maryland |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1942 |
| Debutteam: | Newark Eagles |
| Finalyear: | 1950 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Stars |
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Maurice "Murray" Clifton Watkins (October 16, 1915 - March 26, 1987), nicknamed "Skeeter", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Towson, Maryland, Watkins was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1945 and 1946.[1] He also played with Jackie Robinson's All-Stars in 1949.[2] Small of stature but fleet of foot, he often batted leadoff. The Society for American Baseball Research described Watkins as a baseball lifer; after his career in the Negro Leagues, he played professionally in the Canadian League from 1951-1953, and continued to play semiprofessional baseball in Baltimore until he was in his 50s. Watkins died in Bolton Hill, Maryland, in 1987 at the age of 71.
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