Willis Jefferson Flournoy (August 9, 1895 – November 22, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1919 to 1932. He was nicknamed Jesse, Lefty, and Pud.[1] He won the Eastern Colored League earned run average (ERA) title in 1926 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants.[2]
| Willis Flournoy | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 9, 1895 Monticello, Georgia | |
| Died: November 22, 1964 (aged 69) | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1919, for the Hilldale Club | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
| Teams | |
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On August 19, 1925, Flournoy struck William Williams, 18, while driving at a Brooklyn intersection. He then drove Williams, who was found to have a fractured skull and possible internal injuries, to the hospital for treatment. Flournoy reported the incident to police, who did not press charges.[3]
References
edit- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "1926 Eastern Colored League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Negro Ball-Player Runs Down Youth". Brooklyn Times-Union. 1925-08-20. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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