Jimmy Shields (baseball) facts for kids
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| Born: September 8, 1905 Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Died: November 21, 1963 (aged 58) Petersburg, Virginia |
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| 1928, for the Bacharach Giants | |||
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| 1929, for the Bacharach Giants | |||
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James Edward Shields Jr. (September 8, 1905 – November 21, 1963) was an American Negro league pitcher in 1928 and 1929.
A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Shields attended Peabody High School and Virginia Union University. He broke into the Negro leagues in 1928 with the Bacharach Giants, and posted a 3–2 record on the mound. Shields died in Petersburg in 1963 at age 58.
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