George Dixon (baseball)

George "Tubby" Dixon (January 4, 1896 – August 4, 1940) was a Negro leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

George Dixon
Catcher
Born: (1896-01-04)January 4, 1896
Greenwood, South Carolina
Died: August 4, 1940(1940-08-04) (aged 44)
Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
debut
1917, for the Royal Poinciana
Last appearance
1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox
Teams

When he started catching for the Chicago American Giants during 1917 spring training in Palm Beach, Florida, newspaper reports called him "the best young player that has been tried out with the Giants in years."[1]

Dixon appears to have played his last few seasons in Cleveland. He died in Cleveland in 1940.

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