Home Run Johnson

Home Run Johnson
Home Run Johnson
	Johnson with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1907
	Shortstop / Second baseman
	Born: September 23, 1872; Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: September 4, 1963 (aged 90); Buffalo, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1893, for the Findlay Sluggers
Last appearance
	1923, for the Buffalo Giants
Teams
	Findlay Sluggers (1893–1894); Page Fence Giants (1895–1898); Chicago Columbia Giants (1899, 1901–1902); Chicago Unions (1900); Cuban X-Giants (1903–1904); Philadelphia Giants (1905); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1906–1909, 1912); Leland Giants (1910); Chicago Giants (1911); New York Lincoln Giants (1913–1914); Pittsburgh Colored Stars of Buffalo (1916–1917, 1919–1921); Buffalo Giants (1923);

Grant U. "Home Run" Johnson (September 23, 1872 – September 4, 1963) was an American shortstop and second baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. In a career that spanned over 30 years, he played for many of the greatest teams of the deadball era and was one of the game's best power hitters. Born in Findlay, Ohio, he died at age 90 in Buffalo, New York.

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