Johnnie Dawson
| Johnnie Dawson | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: November 8, 1914 Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| Died: August 6, 1984 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1938, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1942, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Teams | |
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Johnnie Dawson (November 8, 1914 – August 6, 1984) was an American Negro league catcher between 1938 and 1942.
A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Dawson made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 with the Kansas City Monarchs, and played with the Chicago American Giants and Memphis Red Sox in 1940.[1][2] He returned to the Monarchs during their 1942 Negro World Series championship season,[3] Dawson's final season in baseball. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984 at age 69.
References
[edit]- ^ "Johnnie Dawson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Dawson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "1942 Kansas City Monarchs". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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