| Atkins Collins | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1909-06-14)June 14, 1909 Piper, Alabama | |
| Died: May 24, 1947(1947-05-24) (aged 37) Mount Vernon, Alabama | |
| Batted: UnknownThrew: Unknown | |
| EWL debut | |
| 1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
| Last EWL appearance | |
| 1932, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
| EWL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 54.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Burton Atkins Collins (June 14, 1909 – May 24, 1947) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1932. He attended Alabama State Teachers College and played college baseball for the Alabama State Hornets. By 1939, he was working as a schoolteacher. He was represented by Arthur Shores in a lawsuit in June 1939 in which he claimed to have been denied the right to vote in a local election because of his race.
References
- "Atkins Collins Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- "'Bama State Wins First". The Pittsburgh Courier. 12 April 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- "Study Negro's Status". The Birmingham News. 24 June 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
.jpg){kind=small} | This Negro league baseball pitcher article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |