John Cason

John Cason
John Cason
	Catcher
	Born: February 9, 1895; Norfolk, Virginia
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1918, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
	1928, for the Lincoln Giants
Teams
	Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918–1919); Hilldale Club (1920); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1921–1927); Birmingham Black Barons (1923); Bacharach Giants (1928); Lincoln Giants (1928);

John Cason (February 9, 1895 – death unknown) was an American Negro league catcher between 1918 and 1928.

A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Cason made his Negro leagues debut in 1918 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants. He spent the majority of his career with Brooklyn, but also played for the Hilldale Club and Birmingham Black Barons, and finished his career in 1928 with the Bacharach Giants and Lincoln Giants.[1][2]

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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