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American baseball player (1914-1984)

Baseball player
Johnnie Dawson
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. He returned to the Monarchs during their 1942 Negro World Series championship season, Dawson's final season in baseball. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984 at age 69.

References

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

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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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