About Joe Atkins
Lived 1922 – 1970 (aged 47–48). Joe Atkins was an American baseball player.
Joseph Oscar Atkins (May 9, 1922 – June 27, 1970) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Atkins made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 with the Pittsburgh Crawfords. He played for the Cleveland Buckeyes the following season, and went on to play minor league baseball into the 1950s with such clubs as the Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Tampa Smokers, and Ottawa Athletics. Atkins died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1970 at age 47 or 48.
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Who was Joe Atkins?
American baseball player
When was Joe Atkins born?
Joe Atkins was born on 9 May 1922 in Mobile, Alabama.
When did Joe Atkins die?
Joe Atkins died in 1970 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Joe Atkins was a baseball player.
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Joe Atkins was American.
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· DBpedia: Joe Atkins (baseball)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Atkins. https://biography.guide/joe-atkins-baseball-player/
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