Jim Cohen (baseball)
Appearance
Jim Cohen | |
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Washington, DC | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
Last appearance | |
1952, for the 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
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.
References
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "James Fireball Cohen -- Pitched in the Negro Leagues". www.historicbaseball.com.
- ^ ISBN 9780786422791– via Google Books.
- ^ "Jim Cohen". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Jim Cohen at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- James C. Cohen at Negro League Baseball Players Association