Skeeter Watkins facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Skeeter Watkins |
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| Third baseman | |||
| Born: October 16, 1915 Towson, Maryland |
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| Died: March 26, 1987 (aged 71) Bolton Hill, Maryland |
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| 1942, for the Newark Eagles | |||
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| 1950, for the Philadelphia Stars | |||
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Murray Clifton Watkins (October 16, 1915 – March 26, 1987), nicknamed "Skeeter", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Towson, Maryland, Watkins was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1945 and 1946. Small of stature but fleet of foot, he often batted leadoff. Watkins died in Bolton Hill, Maryland, in 1987 at the age of 71.
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