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John Veney
Catcher
Born: (1889-08-14)August 14, 1889 Grottoes, Virginia
Died: December 28, 1955(1955-12-28) (aged 66) Homestead, Pennsylvania
Negro league baseball debut
1918, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1918, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
Homestead Grays (1918)

John Wesley Veney (August 14, 1889 – December 28, 1955) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1910s.

A native of Grottoes, Virginia, Veney played for the Homestead Grays in 1918. He died in Homestead, Pennsylvania in 1955 at age 66.

References

1. "John Veney". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
2. "John Veney". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

External links

• Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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