About Johnny A. Johnson
Born 1915. Johnny A. Johnson is an American baseball player.
John Arthur Johnson (born September 26, 1915, date of death unknown), nicknamed "Long John", was an American 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.
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Who is Johnny A. Johnson?
American baseball player
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Johnny A. Johnson was born in 1915 in De Soto Parish, Louisiana.
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Johnny A. Johnson is a baseball player.
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Johnny A. Johnson is American.
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