Jo-Jo White Notable

b. June 1, 1909 · Detroit Tigers 1932–1938, Philadelphia Athletics 1943–1944, Cincinnati Reds 1944

Jo-Jo White played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1932 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1944.

Across 878 games he batted .256, with 678 hits and 456 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 83 doubles and 92 stolen bases.

He played 685 games in the outfield, with 1,613 putouts and 60 errors.

He was born in Red Oak, GA, USA on June 1, 1909, and died on October 9, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1932	DET	80	208	25	54	6	3	2	21	22	19	6	.260
1933	DET	91	234	43	59	9	5	2	34	27	26	5	.252
1934	DET	115	384	97	120	18	5	0	44	69	39	28	.313
1935	DET	114	412	82	99	13	12	2	32	68	42	19	.240
1936	DET	58	51	11	14	3	0	0	6	9	10	2	.275
1937	DET	94	305	50	75	5	7	0	21	50	40	12	.246
1938	DET	78	206	40	54	6	1	0	15	30	15	3	.262
1943	PHA	139	500	69	124	17	7	1	30	61	51	12	.248
1944	CIN/PHA	109	352	39	79	6	2	1	26	50	34	5	.224
Career	—	878	2652	456	678	83	42	8	229	386	276	92	.256

On this day & linked events

1909

Born June 1, 1909

Red Oak, GA, USA

1986

Died October 9, 1986

1932

Major-league debut: Jo-Jo White

Jo-Jo White made a major-league debut on April 15, 1932.

1944

Final major-league game: Jo-Jo White

Jo-Jo White played a final major-league game on September 30, 1944.

Image: Los Angeles Daily News, public domain