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John Banks

1922–2011

United States

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John T. Banks Sr. (August 11, 1922 – December 6, 2011) was an American professional baseball player who pitched and played first base in the Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s. Banks began playing semi-professional baseball while still attending Camden High School.

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