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) 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

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

External links

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