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* Self-identified as being of English-Irish-Norwegian ancestry. | * Self-identified as being of English-Irish-Norwegian ancestry. | ||
* Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing. | * Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing. | ||
- | * | + | * Nickname "Lefty". |
=== Pre-professional career === | === Pre-professional career === | ||
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=== Career notes === | === Career notes === | ||
- | 1942 | + | * In the armed forces 1942-1945. |
=== Contract signing === | === Contract signing === | ||
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=== Relatives === | === Relatives === | ||
- | * | + | * Brother of [[Chet Johnson]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-newspaper | newspaper=The Sporting News | title=Caught on the Fly | pages-09 | year=1940 | month=02 | day=01}} |
Latest revision as of 16:00, 24 June 2010
- For other people named Lefty Johnson, see Lefty Johnson
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Self-identified as being of English-Irish-Norwegian ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
- Nickname "Lefty".
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Attended Saint Mary's College in California for two and one half years.
[edit] Career notes
- In the armed forces 1942-1945.
[edit] Contract signing
- Joined Seattle during the 1951 season from free agency.
[edit] Relatives
- Brother of Chet Johnson.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- "Caught on the Fly". The Sporting News, 1940-02-01.