Duke Markham Explained

Duke Markham
Position:	Outfielder
Birth Date:	December 14, 1906
Birth Place:	Beech Springs, South Carolina
Death Place:	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1935
Debutteam:	Newark Dodgers
Finalyear:	1936
Finalteam:	Newark Eagles
Teams:	Newark Dodgers/Eagles (1935-1936)

Melvin "Duke" Markham, born Melvin Nesbit (December 14, 1906 – January 29, 1939), was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues.^[1] He played with the Newark Dodgers/Eagles in 1935 and 1936.^[2] Markham was shot and killed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1939.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
2. Web site: Duke Markham Seamheads Profile . seamheads.com . January 11, 2021.
3. News: Cunnion . Don . January 20, 1939 . The Sports Periscope . The Post-Star . newspapers.com.