Jim Cohen (baseball)

James Clarence Cohen (March 26, 1918 – April 23, 2002), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s.

Jim Cohen
Pitcher
Born: (1918-03-26)March 26, 1918
Los Angeles, California
Died: April 23, 2002(2002-04-23) (aged 84)
Washington, DC
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Last appearance
1952, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams

A native of Evergreen, Alabama, Cohen served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Indianapolis Clowns, and pitched for the team through 1952.[2][3][4] In 1948 he was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game.[5][4] Cohen died in Washington, DC in 2002 at age 84.

References
  1. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "James Fireball Cohen -- Pitched in the Negro Leagues". www.historicbaseball.com.
  3. "Jim Cohen". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. Kelley, Brent (March 3, 2005). Voices from the Negro Leagues: Conversations with 52 Baseball Standouts of the Period 1924-1960. McFarland. ISBN 9780786422791 – via Google Books.
  5. "Jim Cohen". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Retrieved 2019-03-24.


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