John Bissant
Appearance
John Bissant | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | February 19, 1914|
Died: April 1, 2006 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 92)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1934, for the Chicago American Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Chicago American Giants | |
Teams | |
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John Lawrence Bissant (February 19, 1914 – April 1, 2006) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played professionally from 1934 to 1947. Bissant played mostly for the Chicago American Giants, for whom he played for in 1934, 1939, and from 1942 to 1947.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- NLBPA.com
- Obituary
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 2006 deaths
- Chicago American Giants players
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Baseball players from Louisiana
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball outfielders
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American baseball outfielder, 1910s birth stubs
- Negro league baseball outfielder stubs