Henry Milton
American baseball player
Baseball player
Henry Milton | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1912-06-02)June 2, 1912 Winona, Mississippi | |
Died: June 25, 1943(1943-06-25) (aged 31) Crown Point, Indiana | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1932, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
Last appearance | |
1940, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
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Henry William Milton (June 2, 1912 – June 25, 1943), nicknamed "Streak", was an American Negro league outfielder from 1932 to 1940.
A native of Winona, Mississippi, Milton attended Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana, and Wiley College, where he played college football.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and went on to play six seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs.[2] Milton was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in five consecutive seasons from 1936 to 1940.[3] He died of spinal meningitis in Crown Point, Indiana in 1943 at age 31.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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