Willis Flournoy

Willis Flournoy
Pitcher
Born: (1895-08-09)August 9, 1895
Monticello, Georgia, U.S.
Died: November 22, 1964(1964-11-22) (aged 69)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1919, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox
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Career highlights and awards

Willis Jefferson Flournoy (August 9, 1895 – November 22, 1964) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1919 to 1932. He was nicknamed Jesse, Lefty, and Pud. He won the Eastern Colored League earned run average (ERA) title in 1926 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants.

On August 19, 1925, Flournoy struck William Williams, 18, while driving at a Brooklyn intersection. He then drove Williams, who was found to have a fractured skull and possible internal injuries, to the hospital for treatment. Flournoy reported the incident to police, who did not press charges.

References

  1. ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ↑ "1926 Eastern Colored League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Negro Ball-Player Runs Down Youth". Brooklyn Times-Union. August 20, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved May 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.