Prior to his Negro league career, Avery pitched for the Colored All-Stars of
Plainfield, New Jersey in 1936,[2][13] and for the Marino A.C. of Plainfield from 1941 through 1942.[14] During the latter season, he also played
second base in at least one game.[15]
In 1954, Avery managed the Plainfield Barons of the City Twilight Baseball League.[2][16]
References
^Courier News staff (August 2, 1946).
"Yanks Doomed to Last Place". The Courier News. p. 12. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^"New Jersey State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9W-7XN3 : 23 February 2021), John N Avery in household of John K Avery, Cranford Township, 1 ward, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing sheet #13B, household 265, line #81, New Jersey State Library, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,465,559.
^"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4YC-933 : 11 January 2021), John U Avery, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-68, sheet 62B, line 59, family 136, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2387.
^Courier-News staff (January 11, 1977).
Obituaries: John N. Avery. Plainfield Courier-News. p. 4. Retrieved December 22, 2021.