Johnny Washington (first baseman) explained

Johnny Washington
Position:First baseman
Birth Date:January 9, 1916
Birth Place:Montgomery, Alabama
Death Place:Detroit, Michigan
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1936
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Crawfords
Finalyear:1948
Finalteam:Baltimore Elite Giants
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.313
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:462
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:13
Stat4label:Runs batted in
Stat4value:257
Stat5label:Stolen bases
Stat5value:33
Teams:
Highlights:
  • All-Star (1936, 1947, 1947²)
  • Negro National League batting champion (1940)
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Allegiance: United States
Serviceyears:1942–1945
Battles:World War II

John G. Washington (January 9, 1916 – July 22, 1984) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Washington made his Negro leagues debut in 1933 with the Montgomery Grey Sox and the following year with the Birmingham Black Barons in the minor league Negro Southern League. In 1936 he moved up to the major league Pittsburgh Crawfords. Washington played three seasons for Pittsburgh, then went on to play several seasons with the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants through 1948.[1]

In 1940, he batted .377 in 29 games, which was the best among all Negro National League batters to make him a batting champion. The following year, he batted .301, his fourth of six seasons where he batted .300. Washington served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945.[2] He batted .283 for Baltimore in 63 games (a career high) before batting .375 in 1947 and closing his career out in 1948 by batting .298 in 56 games. His final appearance in the Negro leagues on the national stage was with the Negro National League Championship Series that year. Facing the Homestead Grays, he went 7-for-17 (.412) before the Elite Giants lost in four games.

He died in Detroit, Michigan in 1984 at age 68.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: T-Z 2018-04 . Center for Negro League Baseball Research . 4 October 2021 . 396.
  2. Web site: Bedingfield . Gary . Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . Baseball in Wartime . 4 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Johnny Washington . seamheads.com . August 16, 2021.
  4. Web site: Johnny Washington . baseball-reference.com . August 16, 2021.