Tom Johnson (baseball, born 1889)

Thomas Jefferson "College Boy" Johnson

Pitcher

Born: April 22, 1889
Bryan, Texas

Died: September 22, 1926 (aged 37)
Chicago, IL

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Teams

New York Lincoln Giants (1911)
Cuban Giants of Buffalo (1913)
Mohawk Giants (1914)
Louisville White Sox (1914)
Chicago American Giants (1914–1917, 1919–1921)
Indianapolis ABCs (1915) ^[1]
Detroit Stars (1919-1920)

Thomas Jefferson "College Boy" Johnson (April 22, 1889 - September 22, 1926) was an American pitcher in Negro League baseball, playing most of his career in the Pre-Negro League years.

1919 Chicago American Giants

Johnson played for several teams, but he played most of his career for the Chicago American Giants.

Nicknamed "College Boy" or "School Boy" Johnson, Tom Johnson attended Morris Brown College in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He died in Chicago at the age of 37, and was buried in the Lincoln Cemetery at Blue Island, IL.

References

↑ "A.B.C.'s Take Three From The Sprudels" Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, Wednesday, May 19, 1915, Page 10, Column 6

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.