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John Wesley Donaldson

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John Wesley Donaldson

Birth
Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri, USA
Death
14 Apr 1970 (aged 78)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Section 7, Lot 1, Row 17, Grave 97
Memorial ID
9517683 View Source
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Negro League Baseball Player. One of the top lefthanders in Negro League history, he threw three consecutive no-hitters in 1913. He played for the Tennessee Rats, All Nations, Gilkerson's Union Giants, Chicago Giants, Indianapolis ABCs, Brooklyn Royal Giants, New York Lincoln Giants, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs, John Donaldson All-Stars, Bertha Fisherman, Lismore Gophers, Melrose Legion All-Stars, Saint Cloud Saints, and Moose Jaw Canada.

Negro League Baseball Player. One of the top lefthanders in Negro League history, he threw three consecutive no-hitters in 1913. He played for the Tennessee Rats, All Nations, Gilkerson's Union Giants, Chicago Giants, Indianapolis ABCs, Brooklyn Royal Giants, New York Lincoln Giants, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs, John Donaldson All-Stars, Bertha Fisherman, Lismore Gophers, Melrose Legion All-Stars, Saint Cloud Saints, and Moose Jaw Canada.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Graveaddiction
  • Added: 25 Sep 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 9517683
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9517683/john-wesley-donaldson: accessed ), memorial page for John Wesley Donaldson (20 Feb 1892–14 Apr 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9517683, citing Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.