Jimmy Newberry
| Jimmy Newberry | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: June 26, 1919 Camden, Alabama |
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1944, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
| Last Pacific League appearance | |||
| 1952, for the Hankyu Braves | |||
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James Lee "Jimmy" Newberry (born June 26, 1919) was an African-American pitcher in the Negro Leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League. He played professionally from 1944 to 1956, playing with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League and Hankyu Braves. Newberry and John Britton were the first African-Americans to play on a Japanese baseball team. He played in the minor leagues from 1954 to 1956.[1]
See also
References
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External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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