Jimmy Shields
Pitcher
Born: (1905-09-08)September 8, 1905
Petersburg, Virginia
Died: November 21, 1963(1963-11-21) (aged 58)
Petersburg, Virginia
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1928, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
1929, for the Bacharach Giants
Teams

James Edward Shields Jr. (September 8, 1905 November 21, 1963) was an American Negro league pitcher in 1928 and 1929.

A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Shields attended Peabody High School and Virginia Union University.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1928 with the Bacharach Giants, and posted a 3–2 record on the mound.[2] Shields died in Petersburg in 1963 at age 58.

References

  1. "Jimmy Shields". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Jimmy Shields". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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