1908
Born October 1, 1908
Shreveport, LA, USA
Johnny Markham Notable
b. October 1, 1908 · Kansas City Monarchs 1930, 1937–1938, Monroe Monarchs 1932, Birmingham Black Barons 1941–1945
Johnny Markham played for three clubs across 16 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1930 and closing with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1945.
He went 26 and 19 with a 3.66 earned run average, pitching 376 innings in 82 games. He struck out 218, completed 25 of his 40 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 88 games he batted .141, with 22 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1941 and 1942, topping out at 2. He led the league in saves once, in 1942, with 2.
He was born in Shreveport, LA, USA on October 1, 1908, and died on March 10, 1975. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | KCM | 17 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| 1932 | MRM | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | KCM | 12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 |
| 1938 | KCM | 15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1941 | BBB | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| 1942 | BBB | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .048 |
| 1943 | BBB | 8 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| 1944 | BBB | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | BBB | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| Career | — | 88 | 156 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .141 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | KCM | 3 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 96.2 | 112 | 47 | 30 | 39 | 4.38 |
| 1932 | MRM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8.10 |
| 1937 | KCM | 7 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 47.2 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 47 | 4.15 |
| 1938 | KCM | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41.0 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 3.51 |
| 1941 | BBB | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 36.0 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 3.50 |
| 1942 | BBB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 60.0 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 2.25 |
| 1943 | BBB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 2.20 |
| 1944 | BBB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.52 |
| 1945 | BBB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 34.2 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 5.45 |
| Career | — | 26 | 19 | 82 | 40 | 4 | 376.0 | 383 | 153 | 97 | 218 | 3.66 |
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