Johnnie Dawson | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Shreveport, Louisiana | November 8, 1914|
Died: August 6, 1984 Los Angeles, California | (aged 69)|
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. [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.