Jonas Gaines
Negro League Baseball player (1914–1998)
Baseball player
Jonas Gaines | |
---|---|
Pitcher | |
Born: (1914-01-09)January 9, 1914 New Roads, Louisiana | |
Died: August 6, 1998(1998-08-06) (aged 84) Baker, Louisiana | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1937, for the Washington Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1953, for the Hankyu Braves | |
NPB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 14–9 |
Earned run average | 2.53 |
Strikeouts | 142 |
Teams | |
|
Jonas Donald Gaines (January 9, 1914 – August 6, 1998), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played professionally from 1937 to 1953 with several teams.
A native of New Roads, Louisiana, Gaines served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He pitched in three East-West All-Star Games; 1942, 1946, and 1950. Gaines also pitched in the Cuban League and the Pacific League.[2] He died in Baker, Louisiana in 1998 at age 84.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- v
- t
- e
This Negro league baseball pitcher article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e