Jack Niemes

Jacob Leland Niemes

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
• School University of Cincinnati
• Debut May 30, 1943
• Final Game September 11, 1943
• Born October 19, 1919 in Cincinnati, OH USA
• Died March 4, 1966 in Hamilton, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Jack Niemes, born in Cincinnati, OH, went to the University of Cincinnati, the same place Sandy Koufax later went. The Cincinnati Reds brought him to the majors in wartime as the only University of Cincinnati graduate to make the majors between 1938 and 1954.

He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, where Ival Goodman and Johnny Hodapp are buried.