Jack Thornton (baseball) explained

Jack Thornton
Position:First baseman
Birth Date:November 29, 1909
Birth Place:Athens, Georgia
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1932
Debutteam:Atlanta Black Crackers
Finalyear:1937
Finalteam:Atlanta Black Crackers
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Roy Jack Thornton (November 29, 1909 – November 4, 2002), born "Roy Lee Thornton", was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1930s.

A native of Athens, Georgia, Thornton attended Morris Brown College and Atlanta University. He played for the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1932 and again in 1937. Thornton died in Chicago, Illinois in 2002 at age 92.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Thornton . seamheads.com . August 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Jack Thornton . baseball-reference.com . August 16, 2021.