Dicta Johnson
Appearance
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Spitball Pitcher | |
Born: Elizabethtown, Illinois | June 29, 1887|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Louis "Dicta" Johnson (born June 29, 1887) was an American spitball pitcher[2] in Negro league baseball and during the pre-Negro league years. He played from 1908 until 1923, mostly for the Indianapolis ABCs[1] and the Chicago American Giants.
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In 1910 and 1911, Johnson followed many of his fellow Chicago players to the
Johnny Davis and future College Football Hall of Fame legend Bobby Marshall
.
In 1913, Johnson pitched a no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants.[5]
Johnson pitched for the 183rd Infantry Team in 1918.
In 1922 he managed the Pittsburgh Keystones, and in 1923 he managed the Toledo Tigers, acting as a player-coach for the Tigers.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Mohawks Play A.B.C.'s" Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, Sunday, July 12, 1914, Page 3, Column 7
- ^ a b "Ottos Will Face Real Pitcher Here Sunday" Logansport Pharos-Reporter, Logansport, IN, Tuesday, April 24, 1917, Page 5, Columns 2 and 3
- ^ "Giants Walk Away With 183rd Bacon" Rockford Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, Sunday, May 12, 1918, Page 25, Column 6
- ^ "A.B.C.s Win and Lose" Cleveland Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio,, Saturday, August 28, 1920, Page 3, Column 4
- ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Dicta Johnson - Seamheads.com Negro Leagues Database Powered by The Baseball Gauge". Seamheads.com. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads