Duke Markham facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Duke Markham |
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: December 14, 1906 Beech Springs, South Carolina |
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| Died: January 29, 1939 (aged 32) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| 1935, for the Newark Dodgers | |||
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| 1936, for the Newark Eagles | |||
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Melvin "Duke" Markham, born Melvin Nesbit (December 14, 1906 – January 29, 1939), was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played with the Newark Dodgers/Eagles in 1935 and 1936. Markham was shot and killed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1939.
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