Jim Cohen (baseball)
American baseball player
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James Clarence Cohen (May 26, 1918 – April 23, 2002), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s.
| Jim Cohen | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 26, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Died: April 23, 2002 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1952, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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A native of Evergreen, Alabama, Cohen served in the US Army at Camp Lee, Virginia, during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Indianapolis Clowns, and pitched for the team through 1952.[2][3] In 1948 he was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game.[4][3] Cohen died in Washington, D.C., in 2002 at age 84.
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