Jimmie Armstead
| Jimmie Armstead | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder/Pitcher | |
| Born: September 8, 1919 Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Died: November 9, 2006 (aged 87) | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1938, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1949, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
| Teams | |
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James Armstead (September 8, 1919 – November 9, 2006) was an American baseball outfielder and pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1938 to 1942 and 1946 to 1951, with various teams. He is also listed in some sources as Jimmie Armistead.[1] In January 1942, Armistead enlisted in the United States Army Air Force and served during World War II.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ Bedingfield, Gary. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". Baseball in Wartime. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
- Negro League Baseball Players Association page
- NLB museum Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Obituary
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- 1919 births
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- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Indianapolis ABCs (1938) players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- St. Louis Stars (1939) players
- Baseball players from Birmingham, Alabama
- Baseball outfielders
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
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- American baseball outfielder, 1910s birth stubs
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