About Henry Milton
Lived 1912 – 1943 (aged 31). Henry Milton was an American baseball player.
Henry William Milton (June 2, 1912 – June 25, 1943), nicknamed "Streak", was an American Negro league outfielder from 1932 to 1940.
A native of Winona, Mississippi, Milton attended Washington High School in East Chicago, Indiana, and Wiley College, where he played college football. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and went on to play six seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs. Milton was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in five consecutive seasons from 1936 to 1940. He died of spinal meningitis in Crown Point, Indiana in 1943 at age 31.
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Who was Henry Milton?
American baseball player
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Henry Milton was born on 2 June 1912 in Winona.
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Henry Milton died on 25 June 1943 in Crown Point, Indiana.
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Henry Milton was a baseball player.
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Henry Milton was American.
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