Skip Avery

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Skip Avery
Pitcher
Born: John N. Avery[1]
1913[2]
Cranford, New Jersey[3]
Died: January 10, 1977; aged 63
Plainfield, New Jersey[4]
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Last appearance
1948, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

John N. Avery (1913 – January 10, 1977) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the New York Black Yankees in 1946,[5][6][7] 1947[8] and 1948.[9][10]

Early life and career[]

Prior to his Negro league career, Avery pitched for the Colored All-Stars of Plainfield, New Jersey in 1936,[2][11] and for the Marino A.C. of Plainfield from 1941 through 1942.[12] During the latter season, he also played second base in at least one game.[13]

In 1954, Avery managed the Plainfield Barons of the City Twilight Baseball League.[2][14]

References[]

  1. ^ Courier News staff (August 2, 1946). "Yanks Doomed to Last Place". The Courier News. p. 12. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Courier News staff (September 14, 1954). "Barons and Old-Timers Schedule Game Sunday". The Courier News. p. 24. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4YC-933 : 11 January 2021), John U Avery, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-68, sheet 62B, line 59, family 136, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2387.
  4. ^ Courier-News staff (January 11, 1977). Obituaries: John N. Avery. Plainfield Courier-News. p. 4. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Courier News staff (June 6, 1946). "Abbond-Royals Capture Twilight Loop Tilt". The Courier News. p. 18. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Courier News staff (July 13, 1946). "Black Yankees Rout Abbond Royals in 10-2 Upset". The Courier News. p. 12. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Courier News staff (August 2, 1946). "Yanks Doomed to Last Place". The Courier News. p. 12. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Courier News staff (May 29, 1947). "Diamonds Busy Memorial Day". The Courier News. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Democrat and Chronicle Staff (May 30, 1948). "Black Yankees Beaten, 8-2". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 22. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Skip Avery Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Courier-News staff (September 10, 1936). "Neshanic Farmers Take Three Straight Baseball Games". Bridgeport Courier-News. p. 20. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Courier News staff (July 3, 1941). "Marinos to Play Doubleheader". The Courier News. p. 15. Retrieved October 30, 2021. See also:
  13. ^ Courier News staff (August 3, 1942). "Marinos Win Over Stars, 10-2". The Courier News. p. 13. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  14. ^ Courier News staff (September 24, 1954). "Barons Meet Old-Timers in Benefit Tilt Sunday". The Courier News. p. 6. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

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