John Scott | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Magnolia, Arkansas | August 28, 1913|
Died: March 7, 1967 Los Angeles, California | (aged 53)|
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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John Scott (August 28, 1913 – March 7, 1967) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
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.