Skeeter Watkins
Skeeter Watkins | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Towson, Maryland | October 16, 1915|
Died: March 26, 1987 Bolton Hill, Maryland | (aged 71)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1942, for the Newark Eagles | |
Last appearance | |
1950, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Teams | |
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Murray Clifton Watkins (October 16, 1915 – March 26, 1987), nicknamed "Skeeter", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Towson, Maryland, Watkins was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1945 and 1946.[1] Small of stature but fleet of foot, he often batted leadoff.[1] Watkins died in Bolton Hill, Maryland, in 1987 at the age of 71.
References[]
- ^ a b "Murray Watkins". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links[]
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information at Seamheads
- Baseball-Reference Murray Watkins at Bullpen
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1987 deaths
- Newark Eagles players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Baseball third basemen
- Baseball players from Maryland
- People from Towson, Maryland
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs