1918
Born December 20, 1918
Morgantown, WV, USA
Jimmy Johnson Notable
Jimmy Johnson divided two seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Toledo Crawfords from 1939, then the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords through 1940.
He went 3 and 5 with a 3.41 earned run average, pitching 68.7 innings in 10 games. He struck out 47. Across 21 games he batted .241, with 13 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was an All-Star in 1939.
He was born in Morgantown, WV, USA on December 20, 1918, and died on September 21, 1987.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1939 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | TC/TC2 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| 1940 | TIC | 9 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Career | — | 21 | 54 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | TC/TC2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 58.2 | 49 | 20 | 21 | 39 | 3.07 |
| 1940 | TIC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 68.2 | 58 | 26 | 27 | 47 | 3.41 |
On this day & linked events
1987