Talk:Judy Johnson

Dates/Age?
Birth/death dates and age don't match. (The field for birth year doesn't match birth year in death date field...and text states 89 years at death.) Social Security Death Index lists his birth date as "26 Dec 1899"--68.81.167.181 (talk) 23:08, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I added a reference from SABR with the disputed dob's. Accordingly, they are:
 * The Social Security Death Index gives his dates as December 26, 1899-June 15, 1989.
 * James A. Riley ( The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues ) and Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia, compiled by the editors of Total Baseball, agree on the dates of October 26, 1900-June 15, 1989.
 * The Baseball Encyclopedia (Macmillan, 9th ed.) records October 20, 1900-June 15, 1989.
 * Furthermore, Terry A. Baxter, writing in Biographical Dictionary of American Sports (David L. Porter, ed.) uses October 26, 1899-June 14, 1989.
 * Finally, Larry Lester ( Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953 ) uses October 26, 1899-June 15, 1989.
 * I, myself, think he was never born[citation needed] and it is all just part of the greater conspiracy. --64.85.220.22 (talk) 03:08, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

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Time as a Scout
The article says that Johnson became a scout for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1951 and lobbied for the team to sign prospect Larry Doby, among others.

By 1951, Doby was a two-time American League all-star who had finished in the top ten in MVP voting. I don't have the book that's being cited so perhaps there's more context here I'm not understanding, but unless there's additional context, it's either untrue or the easiest bit of scouting I've ever heard of.

In unrelated news, I hope my favorite team, the Cleveland Indians, signs this young prospect named Mike Trout. I think he might just be a good player someday. Thejamootz (talk) 15:44, 26 December 2019 (UTC)


 * I found the book on Google Books. You're right, it made no mention of Doby; only Aaron & Minoso.  I'll fix it in a sec.  Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 04:58, 27 December 2019 (UTC)