James Henry Winters, Jr. (April 29, 1899 – December 12, 1971), nicknamed "Nip" and "Jesse", was a pitcher in Negro league baseball, playing for many top eastern teams from 1920 to 1933, and considered one of the top left-handed pitchers of his day.

Nip Winters
Winters at the 1924 Colored World Series.
Pitcher/First baseman/Outfielder
Born: April 29, 1899 Washington, D.C.
Died: December 12, 1971 (aged 72) Hockessin, Delaware
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
1919, for the Norfolk Stars
Last appearance
1933, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
Norfolk Stars (1919–1921) Baltimore Black Sox (1920, 1929) Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921–1922,1931–1933) Washington Braves (1921) Hilldale Club (1922–1928,1931) [1] New York Lincoln Giants (1928–1929) Homestead Grays (1928) Newark Browns (1931) Washington Pilots (1932) Philadelphia Stars (1933) Harrisburg Giants

At age 53, Winters received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[2]

References

• Negro League Baseball Museum

External links

• Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
• Nip Winters at Find a Grave

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