Alonzo Mitchell

Alonzo Mitchell
Alonzo Mitchell
	Pitcher, Manager
	Born: January 2, 1905; Jacksonville, Florida
	Died: October 1, 1963 (aged 58); Jacksonville, Florida
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
	1941, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Teams
	Bacharach Giants (1921, 1924–1926); Harrisburg Giants (1926); Newark Stars (1926); Bacharach Giants (1928–1929); Jacksonville Red Caps (1934–1938); Birmingham Black Barons (1937–1938); Atlanta Black Crackers (1938); Cleveland Bears (1939–1940); Jacksonville Red Caps (1941);

Alonzo Mitchell (January 2, 1905 – October, 1963), nicknamed "Fluke", was an American Negro league pitcher and manager for several teams between 1921 and 1941.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Mitchell attended Morris Brown College, and was the younger brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Arnett Mitchell.^[1] A side-arm curveballer, he continued to pitch effectively into his later career, when he served as player-manager for the Jacksonville Red Caps and Cleveland Bears.^[2] Mitchell died in Jacksonville in 1963 at age 58.

References

^ "Alonzo Mitchell". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ "Alonzo Mitchell". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Alonzo Mitchell managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com and Seamheads
Alonzo Mitchell at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

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[1] "Alonzo Mitchell". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[2] "Alonzo Mitchell". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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