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| John Tapley | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: September 22, 1911 Winona, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Died: December 26, 1956 (aged 45) Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1933, for the Akron Black Tyrites | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1933, for the Akron Black Tyrites | |
| Teams | |
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John Theodore Tapley (September 22, 1911 – December 26, 1956) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1930s.
A native of Winona, Mississippi, Tapley attended Pontiac High School in Pontiac, Michigan. He was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Townsend Tapley, and played for the Akron Black Tyrites in 1933. Tapley died in Pontiac in 1956 at age 45.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "John Tapley". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "John Tapley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1956 deaths
- Akron Black Tyrites players
- Baseball third basemen
- Baseball players from Mississippi
- People from Winona, Mississippi
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Baseball players from Michigan
- Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball infielder, 1910s birth stubs