Johnnie_Dawson

Johnnie Dawson

Johnnie Dawson

American baseball player

Johnnie Dawson (November 8, 1914 – August 6, 1984) was an American Negro league catcher between 1938 and 1942.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Johnnie Dawson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Johnny Dawson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "1942 Kansas City Monarchs". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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