John Christopher Beckwith (January 10, 1900 – January 4, 1956), nicknamed The Black Bomber, was an American infielder in baseball's Negro leagues.
He ranked among the Negro leagues' career leaders in batting average, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage (.587).
Though he played nearly every position on the diamond, including pitcher, the rifle-armed Beckwith was best known as a third baseman. He played for a number of teams throughout his career, among them; The Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Baltimore Black Sox, New York Black Yankees & Brooklyn Royal Giants.
He ranked among the Negro leagues' career leaders in batting average, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage (.587).
Though he played nearly every position on the diamond, including pitcher, the rifle-armed Beckwith was best known as a third baseman. He played for a number of teams throughout his career, among them; The Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Baltimore Black Sox, New York Black Yankees & Brooklyn Royal Giants.
John Christopher Beckwith (January 10, 1900 – January 4, 1956), nicknamed The Black Bomber, was an American infielder in baseball's Negro leagues.
He ranked among the Negro leagues' career leaders in batting average, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage (.587).
Though he played nearly every position on the diamond, including pitcher, the rifle-armed Beckwith was best known as a third baseman. He played for a number of teams throughout his career, among them; The Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Baltimore Black Sox, New York Black Yankees & Brooklyn Royal Giants.
He ranked among the Negro leagues' career leaders in batting average, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage (.587).
Though he played nearly every position on the diamond, including pitcher, the rifle-armed Beckwith was best known as a third baseman. He played for a number of teams throughout his career, among them; The Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Baltimore Black Sox, New York Black Yankees & Brooklyn Royal Giants.
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