JUDY JOHNSON

The top third baseman of the Negro Leagues during the 1920s and 1930s, William Julius Johnson captained the Pittsburgh Crawfords during the mid-1930s, perhaps the Negro League’s greatest dynasty. He was nicknamed “Judy” because of his resemblance to a Chicago American Giants player named Judy Gans. Though he had little power, Johnson was a skilled contact hitter who consistently batted .300 or better. In the inaugural Negro World Series in 1924, he led the Hilldale club with a .341 average. 

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