Eddie Dixon | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | May 15, 1916 |
Birth Place: | Bonifay, Florida |
Death Place: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1938 |
Debutteam: | Atlanta Black Crackers |
Finalyear: | 1940 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
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Eddie Lee Dixon (May 15, 1916 - July 8, 1993), nicknamed "Bullet", was an American Negro league pitcher from 1938 to 1940.
A native of Bonifay, Florida, Dixon attended Morris Brown College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, and remained with the team the following season when it moved to Indianapolis. Dixon finished his career in 1940 with a short stint with the Baltimore Elite Giants.[1] [2] He died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1993 at age 77.
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