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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball player
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baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ trailblazer for women in sports ⓘ |
| activeYearsInLeague |
1953
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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
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surface form:
African American
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| givenName | Mamie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
honored by the Washington Nationals with a youth baseball field named after her
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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
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playing professional baseball with men in the Negro leagues ⓘ trailblazing role with the Indianapolis Clowns in the 1950s ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
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nurse ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ridgeway, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| playedAgainst | male professional baseball players ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| reasonForRejection | racial discrimination ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| 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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