Gene Collins

Gene Collins
Gene Collins
	Pitcher/Outfielder
	Born: January 7, 1925; Kansas City, Missouri
	Died: February 9, 1998 (aged 73); Detroit, Michigan
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1947, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last Mexican League appearance
	1961, for the Sultanes de Monterrey
Teams
	Kansas City Monarchs (1947–1948); Omaha Rockets (19??–19??); Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1955–1957); (1958–1961); Diablos Rojos del México (1961);

Eugene Marvin Collins (January 7, 1925 – February 9, 1998) was an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues, minor leagues and in the Mexican League. He played from 1947 to 1961 with several teams, including the Omaha Rockets.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
^ Heaphy, Leslie A. The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960. Jefferson: McFarland, 2003.

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Gene Collins

Pitcher/Outfielder
Born: (1925-01-07)January 7, 1925 Kansas City, Missouri
Died: February 9, 1998(1998-02-09) (aged 73) Detroit, Michigan
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1947, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last Mexican League appearance
1961, for the Sultanes de Monterrey

Teams
Kansas City Monarchs (1947–1948) Omaha Rockets (19??–19??) Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1955–1957) (1958–1961) Diablos Rojos del México (1961)