Jonas Gaines

Jonas Gaines
Jonas Gaines
	Pitcher
	Born: January 9, 1914; New Roads, Louisiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1937, for the Washington Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1953, for the Hankyu Braves
Teams
	Washington Elite Giants (1937); Newark Eagles (1937); Baltimore Elite Giants (1938, 1939, 1941–1942, 1944–1948); Diablos Rojos del México (1940); Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1940); Philadelphia Stars (1950); Cienfuegos (Cuban League baseball club) (1952–1953); Hankyu Braves (1953);

Jonas Donald "Lefty" Gaines (January 9, 1914 - ?) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played professionally from 1937 to 1953 with several teams. He pitched in three East-West All-Star Games, 1942, 1946, and 1950. Gaines also pitched in the Cuban League and the Pacific League.^[1]

References

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

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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