Jimmy Shields (baseball)
American baseball player (1905–1963)
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James Edward Shields Jr. (September 8, 1905 – November 21, 1963) was an American Negro league pitcher in 1928 and 1929.
| Jimmy Shields | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 8, 1905 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: November 21, 1963 (aged 58) Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1928, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1929, for the Bacharach Giants | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Shields attended Peabody High School and Virginia Union University.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1928 with the Bacharach Giants, and posted a 3–2 record on the mound.[2] Shields died in Petersburg in 1963 at age 58.
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