Johnny Goodgame Explained

Johnny Goodgame
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:August 28, 1893
Birth Place:Talladega, Alabama
Death Place:Birmingham, Alabama
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1911
Debutteam:Leland Giants
Finalyear:1912
Finalteam:Chicago Giants
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John W. Goodgame (August 28, 1893 – August 28, 1962) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s.

A native of Talladega, Alabama, Goodgame attended Atlanta Baptist College and Talladega College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1911 with the Leland Giants, and played for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Chicago Giants the following season.[1] [2] Goodgame died in Birmingham, Alabama in 1962 at age 69.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnny Goodgame . seamheads.com . June 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Johnny Goodgame . baseball-reference.com . June 16, 2021.