1898
Born June 21, 1898
Eufaula, AL, USA
Shang Johnson Notable
b. June 21, 1898 · Hilldale Club 1918, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1918–1919, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1918, New York Lincoln Giants 1921–1922, 1925
Shang Johnson played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1918 and closing with the New York Lincoln Giants in 1925.
He went 3 and 2 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 88.3 innings in 17 games. He struck out 38. Across 21 games he batted .270, with 10 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Eufaula, AL, USA on June 21, 1898.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC/BRG/HIL | 9 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| 1919* | AC | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 1921* | NLG | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1922* | NLG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | NLG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| All seasons | — | 21 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC/BRG/HIL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 45.2 | 45 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3.15 |
| 1919* | AC | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 5.57 |
| 1921* | NLG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4.32 |
| 1922* | NLG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1925 | NLG | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6.10 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6.10 |
| All seasons | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 88.1 | 90 | 41 | 29 | 38 | 4.18 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Shang Johnson, that is 1918–1922. Why totals can differ.