Ervin Fowlkes
Ervin Fowlkes | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Lake Charles, Louisiana | January 18, 1922|
Died: December 3, 1994 Kansas City, Missouri | (aged 72)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1948, for the Homestead Grays | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Homestead Grays | |
Teams | |
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Ervin Fowlkes (January 18, 1922 – December 3, 1994) was an American professional baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with the Homestead Grays in 1948.[2]
Fowlkes served in the United States Army during World War II.[3]
References[]
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Ervin Fowlkes Seamheads profile". Seamheads.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Obituary for ERVIN FOWLKES (Aged 72)". The Kansas City Star . 1994-12-08. p. 89. Retrieved 2021-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- Homestead Grays players
- 1922 births
- 1994 deaths
- Baseball shortstops
- Baseball players from Louisiana
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- African Americans in World War II
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs