Jonas Gaines

Jonas Gaines
Jonas Gaines
	Pitcher
	Born: January 9, 1914; New Roads, Louisiana
	Died: August 6, 1998 (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 record	14–9
Earned run average	2.53
Strikeouts	142
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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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[1] "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[Riley-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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