About Ervin Fowlkes
Lived 1922 – 1994 (aged 72). Ervin Fowlkes was a baseball player.
Ervin Fowlkes (January 18, 1922 – December 3, 1994) was an American professional baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played with the Homestead Grays in 1948.
Early life Fowlkes was born on January 18, 1922, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the son of Richard and Rosa Fowlkes. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.
In 1948, Fowlkes joined the Homestead Grays, who would go on to win the 1948 Negro World Series.
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Who was Ervin Fowlkes?
professional baseball player (1922-1994)
When was Ervin Fowlkes born?
Ervin Fowlkes was born on 18 January 1922 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
When did Ervin Fowlkes die?
Ervin Fowlkes died on 3 December 1994 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Ervin Fowlkes was a baseball player.
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