Herman Watts

Pitcher

Born:
Indianapolis, Indiana

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

Negro league baseball debut

1941, for the New York Black Yankees

Last appearance

1942, for the Cincinnati Buckeyes

Teams

Herman "Lefty" Watts was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played in 1941 with the New York Black Yankees Jacksonville Red Caps, and in 1942 with the Cincinnati Buckeyes. Watts was involved in a car accident on September 7, 1942. Ulysses Brown and Smoky Owens died, while Watts, Eugene Bremmer, Alonzo Boone, and Wilbur Hayes were injured.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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