Johnny Hill | |
Position: | Third baseman / Shortstop |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 1876 |
Death Date: | October 1922 |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Debutyear: | 1903 |
Debutteam: | Cuban X-Giants |
Finalyear: | 1910 |
Finalteam: | New York Black Sox |
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John Hill (1876 – October 1922) was a Negro leagues third baseman and shortstop for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
He played for the Cuban X-Giants at the age of 27, moved to the Philadelphia Giants for a couple years, then moved back to the X-Giants where he remained for a big part of his career.
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1922, at the age of 46.