Johnny A. Johnson

Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson
	Pitcher
	Born: September 26, 1915; Jefferson, Texas, U.S.
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1938, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
	1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Newark Eagles (1938); Baltimore Elite Giants (1939); Homestead Grays (1944); New York Black Yankees (1945–1946);

John Arthur Johnson (born September 26, 1915), nicknamed "Long John", is an American former Negro league pitcher who played between 1938 and 1946.

A native of De Soto Parish, Louisiana, Johnson made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 with the Newark Eagles. He played for the Baltimore Elite Giants the following season, and went on to play for the Homestead Grays during their 1944 Negro World Series championship season. Johnson finished his career with a two-year stint with the New York Black Yankees in 1945 and 1946.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Johnny Johnson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Johnny Johnson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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[1] "Johnny Johnson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "Johnny Johnson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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Johnny Johnson
Pitcher
Born: (1915-09-26)September 26, 1915 Jefferson, Texas, U.S.
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1938, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1946, for the New York Black Yankees

Teams
Newark Eagles (1938) Baltimore Elite Giants (1939) Homestead Grays (1944) New York Black Yankees (1945–1946)

v t e Homestead Grays 1944 Negro World Series champions
Sam Bankhead Ray Battle Cool Papa Bell Jerry Benjamin Ray Brown Rev Cannady Spoon Carter Robert Gaston Josh Gibson Vic Harris Dave Hoskins Willie Hubert Norman Jackson Johnny A. Johnson Buck Leonard Joe Spencer Edsall Walker Roy Welmaker Eddie White Jud Wilson John Wright
Manager Candy Jim Taylor