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Skeeter Watkins | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Towson, Maryland | October 16, 1915|
Died: March 26, 1987 Bolton Hill, Maryland | (aged 71)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1942, for the Newark Eagles | |
Last appearance | |
1950, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Teams | |
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Maurice "Murray" Clifton Watkins (October 16, 1915 – March 26, 1987), nicknamed "Skeeter", was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Towson, Maryland, Watkins was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1945 and 1946. [1] He also played with Jackie Robinson's All-Stars in 1949. [2] Small of stature but fleet of foot, he often batted leadoff. [1] The Society for American Baseball Research described Watkins as a baseball lifer; after his career in the Negro Leagues, he played professionally in the Canadian League from 1951-1953, and continued to play semiprofessional baseball in Baltimore until he was in his 50s. [2] Watkins died in Bolton Hill, Maryland, in 1987 at the age of 71. [2]