About Pearley Johnson
Lived 1905 – 1991 (aged 86). Pearley Johnson was an American baseball player.
Pearley F. Johnson (January 1, 1905 – December 19, 1991), nicknamed "Tubby", was an American Negro league baseball outfielder between 1926 and 1933.
A native of La Plata, Maryland, Johnson made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Baltimore Black Sox. He played for Baltimore the following season and went on to play for the Harrisburg Giants in 1928 before finishing his career in Baltimore in 1933. Johnson died in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1991 at age 86.
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Who was Pearley Johnson?
American baseball player
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Pearley Johnson was born on 1 January 1905 in La Plata.
When did Pearley Johnson die?
Pearley Johnson died on 19 December 1991 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Pearley Johnson was a baseball player.
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Pearley Johnson was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pearley Johnson. https://biography.guide/pearley-johnson/
MLA: "Pearley Johnson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pearley-johnson/.
Chicago: "Pearley Johnson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/pearley-johnson/.
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