Geechie Meredith

Geechie Meredith
Geechie Meredith
	Infielder
	Born: October 22, 1899; Jefferson County, Alabama
	Died: January 13, 1932 (aged 32); Jefferson County, Alabama
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1920, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
	1931, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams
	Birmingham Black Barons (1920, 1923–1925, 1927–1929, 1931); Memphis Red Sox (1927); Nashville Elite Giants (1930);

Buford "Geechie" Meredith (October 22, 1899 – January 13, 1932) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1931, playing mostly with the Birmingham Black Barons. He also played with the Memphis Red Sox and the Nashville Elite Giants. Meredith died in an off-season mining accident.[1]

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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