John Hill (baseball)

John "Johnny" Hill
John "Johnny" Hill
	Third baseman / Shortstop
	Born: 1876
	Died: October 1922; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1903, for the Cuban X-Giants
Last appearance
	1910, for the New York Black Sox
Teams
	Cuban X-Giants (1903, 1905–1907); Philadelphia Giants (1904–1905); Cuban Giants (1907–1908); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1907); New York Black Sox (1910);

John "Johnny" Hill (born 1876 and died October 1922) was a Negro Leagues Third baseman and Shortstop for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

He played for the Cuban X-Giants at the age of 27, moved to the Philadelphia Giants^[2] for a couple years, then moved back to the X-Giants where he remained for a big part of his career.

He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1922, at the age of 46.

References

^ "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1
^ ^a ^b "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)

[xgiants1903-1] "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1

[inquirer1904-2] "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5

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