Johnnie Dawson

Johnnie Dawson
Catcher
Born: (1914-11-08)November 8, 1914
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: August 6, 1984(1984-08-06) (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Negro league baseball debut
1938, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1942, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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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.[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. ^ "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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