John Britton (baseball)

John Britton
John Britton
	Third baseman
	Born: April 21, 1919; Mount Vernon, Georgia
	Died: December 2, 1990 (aged 71)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1940, for the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars
Last Pacific League appearance
	1953, for the Hankyu Braves
Teams
	New Orleans–St. Louis Stars (1940); Chicago American Giants (1942); Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns (1943, 1950); Birmingham Black Barons (1944–1948); Hankyu Braves (1952–1953);

John Britton (April 21, 1919 – December 2, 1990) was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League. He played professionally from 1940 to 1953, playing with the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati/Indianapolis Clowns, Birmingham Black Barons, and Hankyu Braves. During the 1944 Negro World Series, Britton was injured in a car accident, along with Tommy Sampson, Pepper Bassett, and Leandy Young. Britton suffered a dislocated left hand. Britton and Jimmy Newberry were the first African-Americans to play on a Japanese baseball team.[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 Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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