John Atkinson Leighton (October 4, 1861 – October 31, 1956) was a 19th-century

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with the Syracuse Stars of the

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. He appeared in seven games for the Stars during the 1890 season. His minor league career stretched from 1887 through 1901 and included a couple of years as a minor league manager, in 1894 and 1908.

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