John Beckwith (baseball)

John Beckwith
John Beckwith
	Infielder / Catcher / Manager
	Born: January 10, 1900; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
	Died: January 4, 1956 (aged 55); New York City, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1916, for the Montgomery Grey Sox
Last appearance
	1938, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.349
Hits	636
Home runs	76
Runs batted in	461
Stolen bases	40
Managerial record	63–53–1
Teams
	As player Montgomery Grey Sox (1916); Chicago Union Giants (1916); Havana Stars (1917); Chicago Giants (1916–1921); Chicago American Giants (1922–1923) ; Baltimore Black Sox (1924–1926); Harrisburg Giants (1926–1927); Homestead Grays (1929); Newark Browns (1932); Newark Dodgers (1934); Homestead Grays (1935); As manager Baltimore Black Sox (1925); Harrisburg Giants (1927); Newark Browns (1932);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro National League pennant (1922);

John Christopher Beckwith (January 10, 1900 – January 4, 1956), nicknamed "the Black Bomber", was an American infielder, catcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues.

^ "Stars Drive Ball off Mound to Win" Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Monday, May 31, 1920, Page 17, Column 3
^ "Foster's Great American Giants play a stiff game against Kansas City Monarchs" Chicago Broad Axe, Chicago, IL, P3

[1] "Stars Drive Ball off Mound to Win" Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Monday, May 31, 1920, Page 17, Column 3

[2] "Foster's Great American Giants play a stiff game against Kansas City Monarchs" Chicago Broad Axe, Chicago, IL, P3

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John Beckwith

Infielder / Catcher / Manager
Born: (1900-01-10)January 10, 1900 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: January 4, 1956(1956-01-04) (aged 55) New York City, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1916, for the Montgomery Grey Sox
Last appearance
1938, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.349
Hits	636
Home runs	76
Runs batted in	461
Stolen bases	40
Managerial record	63–53–1

Teams
As player Montgomery Grey Sox (1916) Chicago Union Giants (1916) Havana Stars (1917) Chicago Giants (1916–1921)^[1] Chicago American Giants (1922–1923) ^[2] Baltimore Black Sox (1924–1926) Harrisburg Giants (1926–1927) Homestead Grays (1929) Newark Browns (1932) Newark Dodgers (1934) Homestead Grays (1935) As manager Baltimore Black Sox (1925) Harrisburg Giants (1927) Newark Browns (1932)
Career highlights and awards
Negro National League pennant (1922)