Johnny Markham

Johnny Markham
Johnny Markham
	Pitcher
	Born: (1908-10-01)October 1, 1908; Shreveport, Louisiana
	Died: March 10, 1975(1975-03-10) (aged 66); Marina del Rey, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1930, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
	1946, for the Cincinnati Crescents
Teams
	Kansas City Monarchs (1930, 1937–1938); Monroe Monarchs (1932); Shreveport Giants (1936); Chicago Palmer House (1940); Birmingham Black Barons (1941–1945); Cincinnati Crescents (1946);

John Matthew Markham (October 1, 1908 – March 10, 1975) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1930 to 1946 with several teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons.¹

Markham died on March 10, 1975. He was interred at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica.²

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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Johnny Markham

Pitcher
Born: (1908-10-01)October 1, 1908 Shreveport, Louisiana
Died: March 10, 1975(1975-03-10) (aged 66) Marina del Rey, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1930, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1946, for the Cincinnati Crescents

Teams
Kansas City Monarchs (1930, 1937–1938) Monroe Monarchs (1932) Shreveport Giants (1936) Chicago Palmer House (1940) Birmingham Black Barons (1941–1945) Cincinnati Crescents (1946)