Buford "Geechie" Meredith (October 22, 1899 – January 13, 1932) was an
American
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baseball infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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in the
Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1931, playing mostly with the
Birmingham Black Barons. He also played with the
Memphis Red Sox and the
Nashville Elite Giants. Meredith died in an off-season mining accident.
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1899 births
1932 deaths
Birmingham Black Barons players
Memphis Red Sox players
Baseball players from Alabama
People from Jefferson County, Alabama
Industrial accident deaths
Accidental deaths in Alabama
20th-century African-American sportspeople
Baseball infielders
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