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John Britton (baseball)

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John Britton
Third baseman
Born: (1919-04-21)April 21, 1919
Mount Vernon, Georgia
Died: December 2, 1990(1990-12-02) (aged 71)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
Last Pacific League appearance
1953, for the Hankyu Braves
NPB statistics
Batting average.293
Home runs5
Runs batted in95
Teams

John Britton (April 21, 1919 – December 2, 1990) was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League. He played professionally from 1940 to 1953, playing with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns, Birmingham Black Barons, and Hankyu Braves. During the 1944 Negro World Series, Britton was injured in a car accident, along with Tommy Sampson, Pepper Bassett, and Leandy Young. Britton suffered a dislocated left hand. Britton and Jimmy Newberry were the first African-Americans to play on a Japanese baseball team.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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