Johnnie Dawson
American baseball player (1914-1984)
Baseball player
Johnnie Dawson | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1914-11-08)November 8, 1914 Shreveport, Louisiana | |
Died: August 6, 1984(1984-08-06) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1938, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Last appearance | |
1942, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
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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
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Kansas City Monarchs 1942 Negro World Series champions
- Newt Allen
- Willard Brown
- Johnnie Dawson
- Joe Greene
- Connie Johnson
- Jim LaMarque
- Jack Matchett
- Booker McDaniel
- Buck O'Neil
- Satchel Paige
- Frazier Robinson
- Barney Serrell
- Bill Simms
- Hilton Smith
- Herb Souell
- Ted Strong
- Bill Williams
- Manager
- Frank Duncan
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