Knucks James

Knucks James
Knucks James
	Second baseman
	Born: May 2, 1878; Norfolk, Virginia
	Died: June 1966 ; New York City, New York (aged 88)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1905, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
	1918, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
	Brooklyn Royal Giants (1905–1906, 1917–1918); Cuban X-Giants (1906); Philadelphia Giants (1908–1911)[1]; Paterson Smart Set (1912–1913); Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913–1914); Louisville White Sox (1914); Lincoln Giants (1914–1915); Bacharach Giants (1916–1917);

William "Knucks" James (May 2, 1878 - June 1966) was an American baseball second baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1905 to 1918 with several teams.[2]

James's wife Sadie traveled with him in 1914 when the Mohawk team traveled to Indianapolis and Chicago for a series of games.[3]

References

"Philadelphia Giants Subdue Leland Giants" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, August 21, 1909, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4
Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
"Notes of the Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 18, 1914, Page 4, Column 6

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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[freeman1909-1] "Philadelphia Giants Subdue Leland Giants" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, August 21, 1909, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[indianapolisfreeman1914-3] "Notes of the Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 18, 1914, Page 4, Column 6