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Joshua Johnson (January 25, 1914 – August 12, 1999), nicknamed "Brute", was an American Negro league catcher who played between 1934 and 1940.

Josh Johnson
Catcher
Born: (1914-01-25)January 25, 1914 Evergreen, Alabama
Died: August 12, 1999(1999-08-12) (aged 85) Springfield, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1934, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1940, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
Homestead Grays (1934–1935) New York Black Yankees (1935) Cincinnati Tigers (1936–1937) New York Black Yankees (1938) Homestead Grays (1940)

A native of Evergreen, Alabama, Johnson attended Pennsylvania State College.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1934 with the Homestead Grays, and played for the Grays, the Cincinnati Tigers, and the New York Black Yankees.[2] Johnson served in the US Army during World War II,[3] and died in Springfield, Illinois in 1999 at age 85.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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