Mamie Johnson

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Mamie Johnson was one of the first female pitchers in Negro league baseball, renowned for her success and trailblazing role with the Indianapolis Clowns in the 1950s.

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instanceOf Negro league baseball player
baseball player
human
pitcher
trailblazer for women in sports
activeYearsInLeague 1953
1954
1955
bats right
battingAverage .270
burialPlace Washington National Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-09-27
dateOfDeath 2017-12-18
era 1950s Negro league baseball
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
givenName Mamie NERFINISHED
hasHonor honored by the Washington Nationals with a youth baseball field named after her
inducted into the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Hall of Game
height about 5 feet 3 inches
inspired future generations of women baseball players
knownFor accurate and deceptive pitching despite small stature
league Negro American League NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsTeam Indianapolis Clowns NERFINISHED
nickname Peanut NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the first female pitchers in Negro league baseball
playing professional baseball with men in the Negro leagues
trailblazing role with the Indianapolis Clowns in the 1950s
occupation baseball player
nurse
placeOfBirth Ridgeway, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
playedAgainst male professional baseball players
positionPlayed pitcher
reasonForRejection racial discrimination
rejectedBy All-American Girls Professional Baseball League NERFINISHED
residence Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender female
sport baseball
subjectOf biographical children’s book "A Strong Right Arm" NERFINISHED
throws right
winLossRecord 33–8
workedAs licensed practical nurse
workedFor George Washington University Hospital NERFINISHED

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