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Willis Flournoy

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Willis Flournoy
Pitcher
Born: (1895-08-09)August 9, 1895
Monticello, Georgia
Died: November 22, 1964(1964-11-22) (aged 69)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1919, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox
Teams

Willis Jefferson Flournoy (August 9, 1895 – November 22, 1964) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1919 to 1932. He was nicknamed Jesse, Lefty, and Pud.[1] He won the Eastern Colored League earned run average (ERA) title in 1926 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants.[2]

On August 19, 1925, Flournoy struck William Williams, 18, while driving at a Brooklyn intersection. He then drove Williams, who was found to have a fractured skull and possible internal injuries, to the hospital for treatment. Flournoy reported the incident to police, who did not press charges.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "1926 Eastern Colored League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. ^ "Negro Ball-Player Runs Down Youth". Brooklyn Times-Union. 1925-08-20. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.
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