| Josh Johnson | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | January 25, 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Evergreen, Alabama |
| Death Place: | Springfield, Illinois |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1934 |
| Debutteam: | Homestead Grays |
| Finalyear: | 1940 |
| Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
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Joshua Johnson (January 25, 1914 - August 12, 1999), nicknamed "Brute", was an American Negro league catcher who played between 1934 and 1940.
A native of Evergreen, Alabama, Johnson attended Pennsylvania State College.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Homestead Grays, and played for the Grays, the Cincinnati Tigers, and the New York Black Yankees.[2] Johnson served in the US Army during World War II,[3] and died in Springfield, Illinois in 1999 at age 85.
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