Nip Winters

Nip Winters
Nip Winters
	Winters at the 1924 Colored World Series.
	Pitcher/First baseman/Outfielder
	Born: April 29, 1899; Washington, D.C.
	Died: December 12, 1971; Hockessin, Delaware
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	1919, for the Norfolk Stars
Last appearance
	1933, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
	Norfolk Stars (1919–1921); Baltimore Black Sox (1920, 1929); Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921–1922,1931–1933); Washington Braves (1921); Hilldale (1922–1928,1931) ; New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1929); Homestead Grays (1928); Newark Browns (1931); Washington Pilots (1932); Philadelphia Stars (1933); Harrisburg Giants;

James Henry "Jesse" "Nip" Winters, Jr. (April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. – December 12, 1971 in Hockessin, Delaware) was a pitcher in Negro league baseball, playing for many top eastern teams from 1920 to 1933, and considered one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day.

At age 53, Winters received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.^[2]

References

^ "With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Tuesday, July 29, 1924, Page 6, Column 1
^ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

Negro League Baseball Museum

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
Nip Winters at Find a Grave

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[hilldale1924-1] "With Taber on Mound Chester Beats Hilldale" Chester Times, Chester, PA, Tuesday, July 29, 1924, Page 6, Column 1

[poll-2] "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

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