George Britt

American baseball player (1895-1981)
Baseball player
George Britt
Pitcher/Catcher/Infielder/Outfielder
Born: (1895-07-06)July 6, 1895
Lexington, Kentucky
Died: January 1981
Erie, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1917, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1945, for the New Orleans Black Pelicans
Teams
  • Indianapolis ABCs (1917)
  • Dayton Marcos (1919–1920)[1]
  • Columbus Buckeyes (1921)
  • Harrisburg Giants (1922)
  • Baltimore Black Sox (1923–1926)
  • Wilmington Potomacs (1925)
  • Homestead Grays (1928–1933, 1940)
  • Philadelphia Hilldale Giants (1929)
  • Newark Dodgers (1934)
  • Washington Black Senators (1938)
  • Baltimore Elite Giants (1939)
  • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1940)
  • Chicago American Giants (1942)
  • Jacksonville Red Caps (1942)
  • Cleveland Buckeyes (1943–1944)
  • New Orleans Black Pelicans (1945)

George "Chippy" Britt, also listed as George Britton and George Brittain (July 6, 1895 – January 1981) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played with several teams from 1917 to 1945.[2] He played every position.

References

  1. ^ "Marcos Lose" The Cleveland Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunday, April 28, 1920, Page 3, Column 4
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads


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