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Alonzo Mitchell

Pitcher, Manager

Born: January 2, 1905
Jacksonville, Florida

Died: October 1, 1963 (aged 58)
Jacksonville, Florida

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

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)
Akron Black Tyrites (1933)
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. 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. Mitchell died in Jacksonville in 1963 at age 58.

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