Jim Cohen

Biography

James Clarence Cohen (May 26, 1918 – April 23, 2002), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s and 1950s. A native of Evergreen, Alabama, Cohen served in the US Army at Camp Lee, Virginia, during World War II. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Indianapolis Clowns, and pitched for the team through 1952. In 1948 he was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game.

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