Nip Winters

Winters at the 1924 Colored World Series.

Pitcher/First baseman/Outfielder

Born: 1889
Washington, D.C.

Died: December 1971
Hockessin, Delaware

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

debut

1919, for the Norfolk Stars

Last appearance

1933, for the Philadelphia Stars

Teams

Norfolk Stars (1919–1921)
Baltimore Black Sox (1920, 1929)
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921–1922,1931–1933)
Washington Braves (1921)
Hilldale (1922–1928,1931) ^[1]
New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1929)
Homestead Grays (1928)
Newark Browns (1931)
Washington Pilots (1932)
Philadelphia Stars (1933)
Harrisburg Giants

James Henry "Jesse" "Nip" Winters, Jr. (1899 in Washington, D.C. – December 1971 in Hockessin, Delaware) was a pitcher in Negro league baseball, playing for many top eastern teams from 1920 to 1933, and considered one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day.

At age 53, Winters received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.^[2]

References

Negro League Baseball Museum

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Hilldale Club 1925 Colored World Series Champions
Otto Briggs George Carr Phil Cockrell Rube Curry George Johnson Judy Johnson Script Lee Biz Mackey Red Ryan Jake Stephens Clint Thomas Frank Warfield Namon Washington Nip Winters
Manager Frank Warfield

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