Bill Johnson (1910s outfielder)
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William Lawrence Johnson (October 18, 1892 - November 5, 1950) was an American
who had two seasons as a Major League Baseball
outfielder
with the Philadelphia Athletics
. He started with the Athletics on September 22, 1916, and his last game was July 4, 1917. Johnson was a right fielder.
He was born October 18, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, and died November 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California
. He is buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery
.
United States
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who had two seasons as a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
with the Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
. He started with the Athletics on September 22, 1916, and his last game was July 4, 1917. Johnson was a right fielder.
He was born October 18, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, and died November 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He is buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles National Cemetery
The Los Angeles National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in West Los Angeles, at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard. The cemetery was dedicated in 1889. Interred there are war veterans, from the Spanish-American war, World War I, World War II, Korean War,...
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