Johnson Hill (baseball)
Johnson Hill | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Waxahachie, Texas | September 21, 1890|
Died: April 22, 1960 Amarillo, Texas | (aged 69)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1910, for the Oklahoma Monarchs | |
Last appearance | |
1927, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
Teams | |
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Johnson Hill (September 21, 1890 – April 22, 1960) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1920s.
A native of Waxahachie, Texas, Hill made his Negro leagues debut in 1910 with the Oklahoma Monarchs. He played for the Detroit Stars in 1921, then spent six seasons with the Brooklyn Royal Giants.[1][2] Hill died in Amarillo, Texas in 1960 at age 69.
References[]
- ^ "Johnson Hill". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Johnson Hill". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1960 deaths
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- Detroit Stars players
- Oklahoma Monarchs players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball infielders
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs