Johnie Scott
American baseball player
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Johnie Scott (August 28, 1913 – March 7, 1967) was an American Negro league baseball outfielder in the 1940s.
| Johnie Scott | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 28, 1913 Magnolia, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| Died: March 7, 1967 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1944, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
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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.
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