1898
Born April 9, 1898
Middleport, OH, USA
Wade Johnston Notable
b. April 9, 1898 · Cleveland Tate Stars 1922, Kansas City Monarchs 1923, 1925–1927, Baltimore Black Sox 1924, Detroit Stars 1928–1931, Indianapolis ABCs 1932, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars 1933
Wade Johnston played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Cleveland Tate Stars in 1922 and closing with the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars in 1933.
Across 662 games he batted .305, with 790 hits and 486 runs. He finished with 43 home runs, 114 doubles, 55 triples and 84 stolen bases. He went 4 and 6 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 96 innings in 15 games. He struck out 46.
He led the league in triples two times between 1924 and 1930, topping out at 10. He led the league in walks once, in 1931, with 35. He played 653 games in the outfield, with 893 putouts and 51 errors.
He was born in Middleport, OH, USA on April 9, 1898, and died on March 8, 1978. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CTS | 43 | 159 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .258 |
| 1923 | KCM | 66 | 267 | 61 | 89 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 7 | .333 |
| 1924 | BBS | 56 | 231 | 44 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 9 | .281 |
| 1925 | KCM | 76 | 303 | 55 | 86 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 5 | .284 |
| 1926 | KCM | 64 | 247 | 39 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 16 | .308 |
| 1927 | KCM | 87 | 333 | 59 | 110 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 0 | 20 | .330 |
| 1928 | DS | 75 | 310 | 60 | 87 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 6 | .281 |
| 1929 | DS | 69 | 254 | 50 | 92 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 68 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .362 |
| 1930 | DS | 69 | 271 | 58 | 85 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 0 | 6 | .314 |
| 1931 | DS | 45 | 162 | 37 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 7 | .302 |
| 1932 | AB2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1933 | ID | 10 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Career | — | 662 | 2587 | 486 | 790 | 114 | 55 | 43 | 367 | 276 | 11 | 84 | .305 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CTS | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 77.2 | 75 | 37 | 24 | 38 | 4.29 |
| 1926 | KCM | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2.84 |
| Career | — | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 96.2 | 92 | 43 | 30 | 46 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
1978