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| Skeeter Watkins | |
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| Third baseman | |
| Born: (1915-10-16)October 16, 1915 Towson, Maryland | |
| Died: March 26, 1987(1987-03-26) (aged 71) Bolton Hill, Maryland | |
| Batted: LeftThrew: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1942, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1950, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
| Teams | |
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Maurice "Murray" Clifton Watkins (October 16, 1915 – March 26, 1987), nicknamed "Skeeter", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Towson, Maryland, Watkins was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1945 and 1946. He also played with Jackie Robinson's All-Stars in 1949. Small of stature but fleet of foot, he often batted leadoff. The Society for American Baseball Research described Watkins as a baseball lifer; after his career in the Negro Leagues, he played professionally in the Canadian League from 1951-1953, and continued to play semiprofessional baseball in Baltimore until he was in his 50s. Watkins died in Bolton Hill, Maryland, in 1987 at the age of 71.
References
- ^ Riley, James (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. p. 822.
- ^ Adler, Niall. "Murray Watkins". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
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