Horace Jenkins (baseball)

Horace Jenkins
Horace Jenkins
	Outfielder
	Born: June 15, 1891; Nashville, Tennessee
	Died: March 1, 1962 (aged 70); Manteno, Illinois
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1910, for the Chicago Giants
Last appearance
	1921, for the Chicago Giants
Teams
	Chicago Giants (1910); Chicago Union Giants (1911–1913); Chicago American Giants (1914–1915); Chicago Giants (1916); Chicago Union Giants (1917); Chicago Giants (1919–1921);

Horatius Palmer Jenkins (June 15, 1891 – March 1, 1962) was an American Negro league outfielder between 1910 and 1921.

Early life and career

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Jenkins attended Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1910 for the Chicago Giants. Jenkins went on to play for the Chicago Union Giants and Chicago American Giants, and finished his career back with the Chicago Giants from 1919 to 1921.^[2]^[3] He died in Manteno, Illinois in 1962 at age 70.

^ Defender staff (October 15, 1915). American Giants Ring Down Curtain With a Win"; Harry Jenkins, Who Saved the Day Sunday in the Final Game Before the Long Jaunt". The Chicago Defender. p. 7. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Horace Jenkins". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Horace Jenkins". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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