John Britton (baseball)

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
1944, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last Pacific League appearance
1953, for the Hankyu Braves
Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1944–1948) Indianapolis Clowns (1950) Hankyu Braves (1952–1953)

John "Jack" Britton (April 21, 1919 – December 2, 1990) was an African-American third baseman in the Negro Leagues and in the Japanese Pacific League. He played professionally from 1944 to 1953, playing with the Birmingham Black Barons, Indianapolis Clowns, and Hankyu Braves. During the 1944 Negro League 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]

See also

• American expatriate baseball players in Japan

References

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

External links

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