Marvin Jones

Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 22, 2010

Marvin "Lefty" Jones was born November 11, 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia to Ernest and Carrie Jones, passed away at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, January 19, 2010.

Marvin was a pitcher for the 1948 Doby Indians, Atlanta, Georgia (IND), 1949-1950 Atlanta Dodgers (IND), 1951-1953 Atlanta Braves (Georgia - Alabama League), 1954-1955 Kansas City Monarchs (NAL), 1956-1957 Detroit Speed Kings (IND) (Detroit Baseball Federation), 1958 U. S. Army.

Marvin was a left-handed pitcher for the First Atlanta Braves, they were disbanded after the Major League Team came to Atlanta.

The First Atlanta Braves, lifted the lid on their 1954 season in the Georgia-Alabama Baseball League Inc. Marvin was originally scheduled to start on the hill but was called by the Kansas City Monarchs.

He along with many others were not allowed to play baseball in the Major League, they played in the Negro League until the color barrier was broken by Jackie Robinson, before Marvin's 70th birthday, he got his wish to play in the Major Baseball League.

Family hour Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 10:30 am service 11:00 am at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Ecorse, MI. Survived by wife Minnie, children and sisters Toledo J. (Lewis) Myrick, Evelyn J. Battle, Marie Jones all of Atlanta, Ga. Carl M. Williams Funeral Dirs., Inc. 492 Larkin St., SW, 404-522-8454