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Nip Winters

Winters at the 1924 Colored World Series.

Pitcher/First baseman/Outfielder

Born: April 29, 1899
Washington, D.C.

Died: December 12, 1971 (aged 72)
Hockessin, Delaware

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

debut

1919, for the Norfolk Stars

Last appearance

1933, for the Philadelphia Stars

Teams

Norfolk Stars (1919–1921)
Baltimore Black Sox (1920, 1929)
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921–1922,1931–1933)
Washington Braves (1921)
Hilldale Club (1922–1928,1931)
New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1929)
Homestead Grays (1928)
Newark Browns (1931)
Washington Pilots (1932)
Philadelphia Stars (1933)
Harrisburg Giants

James Henry Winters, Jr. (April 29, 1899 – December 12, 1971), nicknamed "Nip" and "Jesse", was a pitcher in Negro league baseball, playing for many top eastern teams from 1920 to 1933, and considered one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day.

At age 53, Winters received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.

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