Jonas Gaines

Pitcher

Born: January 9, 1914
New Roads, Louisiana

Batted: Right

Threw: Left

Negro league baseball debut

1937, for the Washington Elite Giants

Last appearance

1953, for the Hankyu Braves

Teams

Washington Elite Giants (1937)
Newark Eagles (1937)
Baltimore Elite Giants (1938, 1939, 1941-1942, 1944-1948)
Diablos Rojos del México (1940)
Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1940)
Cienfuegos (Cuban League baseball club) (1952-1953)
Hankyu Braves (1953)

Jonas Donald "Lefty" Gaines (January 9, 1914 - ?) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played professionally from 1937 to 1953 with several teams. He pitched in three East-West All-Star Games, 1942, 1946, and 1950. Gaines also pitched in the Cuban League and the Pacific League.^[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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