John Beckwith (baseball player)
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John Beckwith (January 7, 1900 - January 4, 1956) was an American infielder in baseball's Negro Leagues.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he ranked among the Negro Leagues' career leaders in batting average, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage (.587).
Beckwith died in New York City, three days before his 56th birthday.
[edit] External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame candidate biography
- John Beckwith's batting statistics from the Hall of Fame's Negro League project
- John Beckwith's thread at the Baseball Think Factory Hall of Merit
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