Henry Milton | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | June 2, 1912 |
Birth Place: | Winona, Mississippi |
Death Place: | Crown Point, Indiana |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1932 |
Debutteam: | Indianapolis ABCs |
Finalyear: | 1940 |
Finalteam: | Kansas City Monarchs |
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Henry William Milton (June 2, 1912 - June 25, 1943), nicknamed "Streak", was an American Negro league outfielder from 1932 to 1940.
A native of Winona, Mississippi, Milton attended Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana, and Wiley College, where he played college football.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and went on to play six seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs.[2] Milton was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in five consecutive seasons from 1936 to 1940.[3] He died of spinal meningitis in Crown Point, Indiana in 1943 at age 31.
and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
. Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 406. 2001. 9780803280007.