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Johnny Hill

Third baseman / Shortstop

Born: 1876

Died: October 1922
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1903, for the Cuban X-Giants

Last appearance

1910, for the New York Black Sox

Teams

Cuban X-Giants (1903, 1905–1907)
Philadelphia Giants (1904–1905)
Cuban Giants (1907–1908)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1907)
New York Black Sox (1910)

John Hill (1876 – October 1922) was a Negro leagues third baseman and shortstop for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

He played for the Cuban X-Giants at the age of 27, moved to the Philadelphia Giants for a couple years, then moved back to the X-Giants where he remained for a big part of his career.

He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1922, at the age of 46.

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