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Jimmie Armstead

Jimmie Armstead
a.k.a. Armistead


Career: 1938-1949
Position: p, of
Teams: Indianapolis ABCs (1938), St. Louis Stars (1938-1939), Baltimore Elite Giants (1940-1946), Philadelphia Stars (1949)
Born: September 8, 1919, Birmingham, Alabama
Died: November 9, 2006


Baseball Career Highlights:
Armstead began playing in the Negro Leagues in 1938 as a pitcher with the Indianapolis ABCs and the St. Louis Stars. As a reserve outfielder for the Baltimore Elite Giants during the 1940 season, Armstead batted .294. He concluded his baseball career as an outfielder with the Philadelphia Stars in 1949.

Sources:
NLBM Legacy 2000 Players' Reunion Alumni Book
, Kansas City Missouri: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Inc., 2000.

James A. Riley, The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1994.


Jimmie Armstead photo

Jimmie Armstead