George Dixon (baseball)
| George Dixon | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: January 4, 1896 Greenwood, South Carolina | |
| Died: August 4, 1940 (aged 44) Cleveland, Ohio | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1917, for the Royal Poinciana | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox | |
| Teams | |
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George "Tubby" Dixon (January 4, 1896 – August 4, 1940) was a Negro leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.
When he started catching for the Chicago American Giants during 1917 spring training in Palm Beach, Florida, newspaper reports called him "the best young player that has been tried out with the Giants in years."[1]
In 1917, 21 year-old Dixon registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his current occupation as professional ball player, working for Rube Foster. He lists his current address as 3664 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. And he lists himself as single but supporting his mother.[2]
Dixon appears to have played his last few seasons in Cleveland. He died in Cleveland in 1940.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Negro league baseball managers
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- Chicago American Giants players
- Cleveland Cubs players
- Cleveland Hornets players
- Cleveland Tigers (baseball) players
- Cleveland Red Sox players
- Indianapolis ABCs players
- 1896 births
- 1940 deaths
- Sportspeople from Greenwood, South Carolina
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball players from Cleveland