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Jimmie Bennett
Pitcher
Born: (1919-08-08)August 8, 1919 Fredonia, Kentucky
Died: June 3, 1991(1991-06-03) (aged 71) Indianapolis, Indiana
Batted: UnknownThrew: Unknown
Negro league baseball debut
1945, for the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns
Last appearance
1948, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns (1945, 1948)

James Thomas "Fireball" Bennett (August 8, 1919 – June 3, 1991) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns in 1945 and 1948.

He also played for the Indianapolis Lincolns in 1948 and 1949, an Indianapolis ABCs team (not to be confused with the earlier Indianapolis ABCs club) in 1949, and the Winona Chiefs in 1952.

References

1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
2. "Jimmie Bennett Seamheads profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
3. "Dillman Sparkles as Veterans Top Lincoln Ball Club". Kokomo Tribune. June 10, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lettmen Stymied In Second Try at Bobcat Game". Kokomo Tribune. July 30, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "ABC's Feature Crack Lineup". The Journal-Herald. August 31, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Chiefs Entertain Indianapolis Here". Winona Daily News. August 2, 1952. p. 11. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

• Indianapolis Clowns players
• Cincinnati Clowns players
• 1919 births
• 1991 deaths
• Baseball players from Kentucky
• Baseball pitchers
• 20th-century African-American sportsmen