Arnett Mitchell

American baseball player
Baseball player
Arnett Mitchell
Pitcher
Born: (1895-11-14)November 14, 1895
Jacksonville, Florida
Died: 1934
Jacksonville, Florida
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1921, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
1926, for the Baltimore Black Sox
Teams
  • Bacharach Giants (1921)
  • Richmond Giants (1922)
  • Baltimore Black Sox (1923)
  • Bacharach Giants (1924–1925)
  • Harrisburg Giants (1926)
  • Baltimore Black Sox (1926)

Benjamin Arnett Mitchell (November 14, 1895 – 1934), nicknamed "Hooks", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Mitchell was the brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Alonzo Mitchell. Older brother Arnett made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 for the Bacharach Giants. He finished his career in 1926 with short stints for the Harrisburg Giants and Baltimore Black Sox.[1][2] He was released by the Bacharach Giants in June 1924,[3] but returned to the club in 1925. Mitchell died in Jacksonville in 1934 at age 38 or 39.

References

  1. ^ "Arnett Mitchell". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Arnett Mitchell". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mitchell Is Released By Bacharach Giants". Courier-Post. June 16, 1924. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads


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