1915
Born February 9, 1915
Montgomery, AL, USA
Johnny Washington Notable
b. February 9, 1915 · Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936–1938, New York Black Yankees 1938–1940, Baltimore Elite Giants 1941, 1946–1948
Johnny Washington played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1936 and closing with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1948.
Across 415 games he batted .317, with 484 hits and 238 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 70 doubles and 40 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples two times between 1936 and 1941, topping out at 8. He played 386 games at first base, with 3,481 putouts and 71 errors. He turned 220 double plays.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1936 and 1947.
He was born in Montgomery, AL, USA on February 9, 1915, and died on January 1, 1999. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1936, 1947 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | PC | 52 | 154 | 37 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .344 |
| 1937 | PC | 30 | 108 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| 1938 | NBY/PC | 36 | 129 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| 1939 | NBY | 30 | 111 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| 1940 | NBY | 32 | 128 | 31 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .367 |
| 1941 | BEG | 59 | 228 | 35 | 72 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 13 | .316 |
| 1946 | BEG | 63 | 237 | 38 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 11 | .283 |
| 1947 | BEG | 57 | 216 | 30 | 81 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 7 | .375 |
| 1948 | BEG | 56 | 215 | 23 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| Career | — | 415 | 1526 | 238 | 484 | 70 | 31 | 12 | 259 | 93 | 5 | 40 | .317 |
On this day & linked events
1999