James Clarence Cohen (May 26, 1918 – April 23, 2002), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s.
| Jim Cohen | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 26, 1918 Los Angeles, California | |
| Died: April 23, 2002 (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 | |
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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- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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