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Fred Dewitt
First baseman
Born: (1900-10-19)October 19, 1900
Elkville, Illinois
Died: June 11, 1962(1962-06-11) (aged 61)
Chicago, Illinois
debut
1927, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1929, for the Memphis Red Sox
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Fred Dewitt (October 19, 1900 – June 11, 1962) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1920s.

A native of Elkville, Illinois, Dewitt attended Wilberforce University. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1927, and went on to play for the Cleveland Tigers the following season and the Memphis Red Sox in 1929. Dewitt died in Chicago, Illinois in 1962 at age 61.

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