Geechie Meredith

Infielder

Born: October 22, 1899
Jefferson County, Alabama

Died: January 13, 1932 (aged 32)
Jefferson County, Alabama

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1920, for the Birmingham Black Barons

Last appearance

1931, for the Birmingham Black Barons

Teams

Birmingham Black Barons (1920, 1923-1925, 1927-1929, 1931)
Memphis Red Sox (1927)
Nashville Elite Giants (1930)

Buford "Geechie" Meredith (October 22, 1899 – January 13, 1932) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1920 to 1931, playing mostly with the Birmingham Black Barons. He also played with the Memphis Red Sox and the Nashville Elite Giants . Meredith died in an off-season mining accident.^[1]

References

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

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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