Purnell Mincy | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Statesboro, Georgia | February 14, 1916|
Died: April 20, 2003 New York, New York | (aged 87)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1938, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords | |
Last appearance | |
1940, for the Newark Eagles | |
Teams | |
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Purnell Cecil Mincy (February 14, 1916 – April 20, 2003) was an American Negro league pitcher from 1938 to 1940.
A native of Statesboro, Georgia, Mincy attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, where he was an all-state selection in football, basketball and baseball. [1] [2] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 with the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and went on to play for the Philadelphia Stars, New York Black Yankees, and Newark Eagles. [3] Mincy's baseball career ended due to an elbow injury in 1941. [1] He died in New York, New York in 2003 at age 87.