George Dixon (baseball)

George "Tubby" Dixon
George "Tubby" Dixon
	Catcher
	Born: January 4, 1896; Greenwood, South Carolina
	Died: August 4, 1940 (aged 44); Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
debut
	1917, for the Royal Poinciana
Last appearance
	1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox
Teams
	Royal Poinciana Hotel (1916–1918); Chicago American Giants (1917–1924); Indianapolis ABCs (1923–1926, 1931); Birmingham Black Barons (1924); Cleveland Hornets (1927); Cleveland Tigers (1928); Cleveland Cubs (1931); Cleveland Red Sox (1934);

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.

When he started catching for the Chicago American Giants during 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]

In 1917, 21 year-old Dixon registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his current occupation as professional ball player, working for Rube Foster. He lists his current address as 3664 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. And he lists himself as single but supporting his mother. [2]

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

References

External links

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

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[giants1917-1] "The American Giants" Kansas City Sun, Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, February 3, 1917, Page 2, Column 3

[WWIDixon-2] "WWI Registration Draft Card for George Dixon" Precinct 50, Ward 2, Chicago, Illinois, June 5, 1917