Johnny Hayes (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player (1910-1988)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Johnny Hayes

| image = John William Hayes Baseball.jpg

| position = Catcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|4|27|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Independence, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|11|16|1910|4|27|mf=y}}

| death_place = Auburn Park, Illinois, U.S.

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1934

| debutteam = Newark Dodgers

| finaldate =

| finalyear = 1951

| finalteam = Baltimore Elite Giants

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| teams =

• Newark Dodgers (1934–1934)
• Newark Eagles (1936–1939)
• New York Black Yankees (1940–1942, 1946–1948)
• Baltimore Elite Giants (1949–1951)

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John William Hayes (April 27, 1910 – November 16, 1988) was an American Negro league catcher from 1934 to 1951.

A native of Independence, Missouri, Hayes served in the US Army during World War II.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseballinwartime.com/negro.htm |title=Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII |publisher=baseballinwartime.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}} He was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1947 and 1951.{{cite book|title=Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953|first=Larry|last=Lester|authorlink=Larry Lester|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|page=408|year=2001|isbn=9780803280007}} Hayes died in Auburn Park, Illinois in 1988 at age 78.