John Leighton (baseball)
Appearance
John Leighton | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: October 4, 1861 Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Died: October 31, 1956 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 95)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 12, 1890, for the Syracuse Stars | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 20, 1890, for the Syracuse Stars | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .296 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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John Atkinson Leighton (October 4, 1861 – October 31, 1956) was an American professional baseball outfielder with the Syracuse Stars of the American Association. He appeared in seven games for the Stars during the 1890 season. His minor league career stretched from 1887 through 1901 and included a couple of years as a minor league manager, in 1894 and 1908.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1861 births
- 1956 deaths
- 19th-century baseball players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Syracuse Stars (AA) players
- Lynn Lions players
- Salem Fairies players
- Portsmouth Lillies players
- Quincy Black Birds players
- London Tecumsehs (baseball) players
- Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
- Manchester Amskoegs players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Providence Grays (minor league) players
- Springfield Ponies players
- Reading Actives players
- Taunton Herrings players
- Johnstown Mormans players
- Palmyra Mormans players
- Sportspeople from Peabody, Massachusetts
- Baseball players from Essex County, Massachusetts
- Woonsocket (minor league baseball) players
- Baseball players from Lynn, Massachusetts
- American baseball outfielder, 1860s birth stubs