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| Johnny Markham | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 1, 1908 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Died: March 10, 1975 (aged 66) Marina del Rey, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1930, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the Cincinnati Crescents | |
| Teams | |
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John Matthew Markham (October 1, 1908 – March 10, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1930 to 1946 with several teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons.[1]
Markham died on March 10, 1975. He was interred at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ↑ Johnny Markham
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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- 1908 births
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- Kansas City Monarchs players
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Baseball players from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Baseball pitchers
- Cincinnati Crescents players
- Monroe Monarchs players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Burials at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
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- Negro league baseball pitcher, 1900s birth stubs