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Johnny Mitchell

Johnny Mitchell Notable

b. August 9, 1894 · New York Yankees 1921–1922, Boston Red Sox 1922–1923, Brooklyn Robins 1924–1925

Johnny Mitchell played for three clubs across five seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Yankees in 1921 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1925.

Across 329 games he batted .245, with 288 hits and 152 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 38 doubles and 14 stolen bases.

He played 310 games at shortstop, with 949 assists and 73 errors. He turned 151 double plays.

He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on August 9, 1894, and died on November 4, 1965. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1921 NYY 1342411 100 2441 .262
1922 BOS/NYY 632072151 411 816181 .246
1923 BOS 923474078 1540 1934187 .225
1924 BRO 642434264 1001 1637223 .263
1925 BRO 973364584 830 1828192 .250
Career 3291175152288 3882 631198114 .245

On this day & linked events

1894

Born August 9, 1894

Detroit, MI, USA

1965

Died November 4, 1965

Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain