Johnny Lee Hundley (October 19, 1914 – April 9, 1986) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.

Johnny Hundley
Outfielder
Born: (1914-10-19)October 19, 1914
Moorhead, Mississippi
Died: April 9, 1986(1986-04-09) (aged 71)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1946, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams

A native of Moorhead, Mississippi, Hundley made his Negro leagues debut in 1943 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 30 recorded games for Cleveland that season, he posted 26 hits and 10 RBI in 109 plate appearances. Hundley served in the US Army during World War II, and after the war played briefly for the Chicago American Giants in 1946.[1][2][3] He died in 1986 at age 71.

References edit

  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Johnny Hundley". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Johnny Hundley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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