Chappie Johnson

Chappie Johnson
Chappie Johnson

George "Chappie" Johnson (1876 – August 17, 1949) was an African-American baseball catcher and field manager in the Negro leagues. He played for many of the best teams around 1900 and 1910 and he crossed racial boundaries as a teacher and coach.

Johnson was born and raised in the village of Bellaire, Ohio, on the upper Ohio River. He debuted with the Page Fence Giants in 1896, last played for a major team in 1919 (the eve of the organized Negro Leagues), and continued as a manager through 1939. He and died at 72 or 73 in Clemson, South Carolina.

References

  • Riley, James A. (1994). "Johnson, George (Chappie, Rat)". The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. pp. 432–44. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6. 
  • (Riley.) George "Chappie" Johnson in Personal Profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley (confirmed 2010-04-13)

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