About Purnell Mincy
Lived 1916 – 2003 (aged 87). Purnell Mincy was an American baseball player.
Purnell Cecil Mincy (February 14, 1916 – April 20, 2003) was an American Negro league pitcher from 1938 to 1940.
A native of Statesboro, Georgia, Mincy attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, where he was an all-state selection in football, basketball and baseball. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 with the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and went on to play for the Philadelphia Stars, New York Black Yankees, and Newark Eagles. Mincy's baseball career ended due to an elbow injury in 1941. He died in New York, New York in 2003 at age 87.
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Who was Purnell Mincy?
American baseball player
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Purnell Mincy was born on 14 February 1916 in Statesboro.
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Purnell Mincy died on 20 April 2003 in New York, New York.
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Purnell Mincy was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Purnell Mincy. https://biography.guide/purnell-mincy/
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