Dave Hoskins

Dave Hoskins
Pitcher
Born: (1917-08-03)August 3, 1917
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: April 2, 1970(1970-04-02) (aged 52)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1942, for the Cincinnati Clowns
MLB: April 18, 1953, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1954, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record9–4
Earned run average3.81
Innings pitched139+13
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Teams
Negro leagues
Major League Baseball
Career highlights and awards

David Will Hoskins (August 3, 1917 – April 2, 1970) was an American professional baseball player: a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 26 games for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball during the 1953 season and 14 games during the 1954 campaign. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, he moved to Flint, Michigan, shortly after graduating from high school in Highlandale in 1935. In Flint, he became an autoworker at General Motors and played semiprofessional baseball.[1]

Hoskins batted left-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

  1. ^ Watkins, John J. (March 2023). "Dave Hoskins". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved July 14, 2023.