Atkins Collins | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Piper, Alabama | June 14, 1909|
Died: May 24, 1947 Mount Vernon, Alabama | (aged 37)|
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
EWL debut | |
1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
Last EWL appearance | |
1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
EWL statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 54.00 |
Strikeouts | 0 |
Teams | |
Burton Atkins Collins (June 14, 1909 – May 24, 1947) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1932. He attended Alabama State Teachers College [1] and played college baseball for the Alabama State Hornets. [2] By 1939, he was working as a schoolteacher. He was represented by Arthur Shores in a lawsuit in June 1939 in which he claimed to have been denied the right to vote in a local election because of his race. [3]
Atkins Collins | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Piper, Alabama | June 14, 1909|
Died: May 24, 1947 Mount Vernon, Alabama | (aged 37)|
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
EWL debut | |
1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
Last EWL appearance | |
1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
EWL statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 54.00 |
Strikeouts | 0 |
Teams | |
Burton Atkins Collins (June 14, 1909 – May 24, 1947) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1932. He attended Alabama State Teachers College [1] and played college baseball for the Alabama State Hornets. [2] By 1939, he was working as a schoolteacher. He was represented by Arthur Shores in a lawsuit in June 1939 in which he claimed to have been denied the right to vote in a local election because of his race. [3]