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Herman Watts

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Herman Watts
Pitcher
Born:
Indianapolis, Indiana
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1941, for the New York Black Yankees
Last appearance
1942, for the Cincinnati Buckeyes
Teams

Herman "Lefty" Watts was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played in 1941 with the New York Black Yankees Jacksonville Red Caps, and in 1942 with the Cincinnati Buckeyes. Watts was involved in a car accident on September 7, 1942. Ulysses Brown and Smoky Owens died, while Watts, Eugene Bremmer, Alonzo Boone, and Wilbur Hayes were injured.[1]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.