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Horatius Palmer Jenkins (June 15, 1891 – March 1, 1962) was an American Negro league outfielder between 1910 and 1921.

Horace Jenkins
Outfielder
Born: (1891-06-15)June 15, 1891 Nashville, Tennessee
Died: March 1, 1962(1962-03-01) (aged 70) Manteno, Illinois
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right[1]
Negro league baseball debut
1910, for the Chicago Giants
Last appearance
1921, for the Chicago Giants
Teams
Chicago Giants (1910) Chicago Union Giants (1911–1913) Chicago American Giants (1914–1915) Chicago Giants (1916) Chicago Union Giants (1917) Chicago Giants (1919–1921)

Early life and career

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Jenkins attended Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1910 for the Chicago Giants. Jenkins went on to play for the Chicago Union Giants and Chicago American Giants, and finished his career back with the Chicago Giants from 1919 to 1921.[2][3] He died in Manteno, Illinois in 1962 at age 70.

References

External links

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

Further reading

• Defender staff (October 12, 1918). "Baseball Shrapnel". The Chicago Defender. p. 9
• Defender staff (February 21, 1920). "Baseball Men Write League Constitution". The Chicago Defender. p. 9

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