About Shang Johnson
Born 1898. Shang Johnson was an American baseball player.
Daniel Spencil Johnson (June 21, 1898 – death unknown), nicknamed "Shang", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1917 and 1925.
A native of Alabama, Johnson attended Morris Brown College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1917 with the Bacharach Giants and the Hilldale Club. He went on to pitch for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York, and finished his career in 1925 with the Lincoln Giants.
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Who was Shang Johnson?
American baseball player
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Shang Johnson was born on 21 June 1898 in Alabama.
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Shang Johnson was a baseball player.
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Shang Johnson was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Shang Johnson. https://biography.guide/shang-johnson/
MLA: "Shang Johnson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/shang-johnson/.
Chicago: "Shang Johnson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/shang-johnson/.
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