John Hill (baseball)

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John "Johnny" Hill
Third baseman / Shortstop
Born: 1876
Died: October 1922 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Professional debut
1903 for the Cuban X-Giants
Last professional appearance
1910 for the New York Black Sox
Teams
Cuban X-Giants (1903, 1905-1907)^[1] Philadelphia Giants (1904-1905)^[2] Cuban Giants (1907-1908) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1907) New York Black Sox (1910)

John "Johnny" Hill (born 1876 and died 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^[2] 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.

References

↑ "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Persondata
Name	Hill, John
Alternative names	Johnny
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth
Date of death	October 1922
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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