John_Scott_(Negro_leagues)

John Scott (1940s outfielder)

John Scott (1940s outfielder)

American baseball player

John Scott (August 28, 1913 – March 7, 1967) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.

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A native of Magnolia, Arkansas, Scott made his Negro leagues debut in 1944 for the Birmingham Black Barons.[1] He went on to play five seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs, where he was a teammate of Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson in 1945,[2] and represented Kansas City in the 1946 East–West All-Star Game.[3] Scott died in Los Angeles, California in 1967 at age 53.

References

  1. [1]
    "Johnie Scott". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "1945 Kansas City Monarchs". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "John Scott". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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