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Skeeter Watkins
Third baseman
Born: (1915-10-16)October 16, 1915
Towson, Maryland
Died: March 26, 1987(1987-03-26) (aged 71)
Bolton Hill, Maryland
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1942, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1950, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams

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.[1] Small of stature but fleet of foot, he often batted leadoff.[1] Watkins died in Bolton Hill, Maryland in 1987 at age 71.

References

  1. ^ a b "Murray Watkins". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.