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Tommie Dukes
Catcher
Born: (1906-09-24)September 24, 1906 Picayune, Mississippi
Died: January 5, 1991(1991-01-05) (aged 84) Lumberton, Mississippi
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1928, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1945, for the Chicago American Giants
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago American Giants (1928) Cuban House of David (1931) Memphis Red Sox (1932) Nashville Elite Giants (1932–1934) Homestead Grays (1935–1939) Toledo Crawfords (1939) Chicago American Giants (1945)

Tommie Dukes (September 24, 1906 – January 5, 1991), nicknamed "Dixie", was an American Negro league catcher between 1928 and 1945.

A native of Picayune, Mississippi, Dukes made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Chicago American Giants. He went on to play for several teams, including the Cuban House of David, Nashville Elite Giants and Homestead Grays, and finished his career back with the American Giants in 1945. Dukes died in Lumberton, Mississippi in 1991 at age 84.

References

1. "Tommie Dukes". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Tommie Dukes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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