John Beckwith (baseball)

**John Beckwith**
John Beckwith
	Utility Infielder / Manager
	Born: January 7, 1900; Louisville, Kentucky
	Died: January 4, 1956 (aged 55); New York City
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
	Professional debut
	1916 for the Montgomery Grey Sox
Last professional appearance
	1938 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
	Montgomery Grey Sox (1916); Chicago Union Giants (1916); Chicago Giants (1916-1923); Havana Stars (1917); Chicago American Giants (1922-1923) ; Baltimore Black Sox (1924-1926); Homestead Grays (1924); Harrisburg Giants (1926-1927); Homestead Grays (1928-1929); Lincoln Giants (1929-1930); Baltimore Black Sox (1930-1931); Bacharach Giants; Newark Browns (1931-1932); New York Black Yankees (1933-1934); Newark Dodgers (1934); Homestead Grays (1935); Palmer House Indians (1936); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1938);

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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).

The right-handed Beckwith battled fellow Negro League third baseman Jud Wilson for supremacy at that position during the 1920s.^{[citation needed]}

For the years he didn't play third, he was also an All-Star shortstop, though much of his value and playing time occurred at third base.

Defensively, it appears that he was steady with the glove based on anecdotal evidence, though not outstanding.

Beckwith died in New York City, three days before his 56th birthday.

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John Beckwith
Utility Infielder / Manager
Born: January 7, 1900(1900-01-07) Louisville, Kentucky
Died: January 4, 1956(1956-01-04) (aged 55) New York City
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Professional debut
1916 for the Montgomery Grey Sox
Last professional appearance
1938 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
Montgomery Grey Sox (1916) Chicago Union Giants (1916) Chicago Giants (1916-1923) Havana Stars (1917) Chicago American Giants (1922-1923) ^[1] Baltimore Black Sox (1924-1926) Homestead Grays (1924) Harrisburg Giants (1926-1927) Homestead Grays (1928-1929) Lincoln Giants (1929-1930) Baltimore Black Sox (1930-1931) Bacharach Giants Newark Browns (1931-1932) New York Black Yankees (1933-1934) Newark Dodgers (1934) Homestead Grays (1935) Palmer House Indians (1936) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1938)