Henry Milton Explained

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.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henry Milton . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Henry Milton . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.
  3. Book: Lester, Larry. Larry Lester

    . Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 406. 2001. 9780803280007.