Johnny Washington (first baseman)

Johnny Washington
Johnny Washington
	First baseman
	Born: January 9, 1916; Montgomery, Alabama
	Died: July 22, 1984 (aged 68); Detroit, Michigan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1936, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Last appearance
	1948, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
	Montgomery Grey Sox (1933); Birmingham Black Barons (1934); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936–1938); New York Black Yankees (1938–1940); Almendares (Winter 1939−1940); Baltimore Elite Giants (1941, 1946–1948);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1936 (W), 1947 (E));
Allegiance
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Battles/wars	World War II

John G. Washington (January 9, 1916 – July 22, 1984) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Washington made his Negro leagues debut in 1933 with the Montgomery Grey Sox and the following year with the Birmingham Black Barons in the minor league Negro Southern League. In 1936 he moved up to the major league Pittsburgh Crawfords. Washington played three seasons for Pittsburgh, then went on to play several seasons with the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants through 1948.[1]

Washington served in the United States Army from 1942−1945.[2] He died in Detroit, Michigan in 1984 at age 68.[3][4]

References

"T-Z 2018-04" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 396. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
Bedingfield, Gary. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Baseball in Wartime. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
"Johnny Washington". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
"Johnny Washington". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

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