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Jim Cohen (baseball)

James Clarence Cohen (May 26, 1918 – April 23, 2002), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s.

Jim Cohen
Pitcher
Born: (1918-05-26)May 26, 1918
Los Angeles, California
Died: April 23, 2002(2002-04-23) (aged 84)
Washington, DC
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Last appearance
1952, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams

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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "James Fireball Cohen -- Pitched in the Negro Leagues". www.historicbaseball.com.
  3. ^ a b Kelley, Brent (March 3, 2005). Voices from the Negro Leagues: Conversations with 52 Baseball Standouts of the Period 1924-1960. McFarland. ISBN 9780786422791 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Jim Cohen". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Retrieved 2019-03-24.

External links edit

  • 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


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