Jonas Gaines

Negro League Baseball player (1914–1998)
Baseball player
Jonas Gaines
Pitcher
Born: (1914-01-09)January 9, 1914
New Roads, Louisiana
Died: August 6, 1998(1998-08-06) (aged 84)
Baker, Louisiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Washington Elite Giants
Last appearance
1953, for the Hankyu Braves
NPB statistics
Win–loss record14–9
Earned run average2.53
Strikeouts142
Teams
  • Washington Elite Giants (1937)
  • Newark Eagles (1937)
  • Baltimore Elite Giants (1938–1939, 1941–1942, 1944–1948)
  • Hankyu Braves (1953)

Jonas Donald Gaines (January 9, 1914 – August 6, 1998), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played professionally from 1937 to 1953 with several teams.

A native of New Roads, Louisiana, Gaines served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He pitched in three East-West All-Star Games; 1942, 1946, and 1950. Gaines also pitched in the Cuban League and the Pacific League.[2] He died in Baker, Louisiana in 1998 at age 84.

References

  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

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