Cecil Johnson (baseball)

Cecil Johnson
Cecil Johnson
	Infielder
	Born: February 9, 1893; Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
	Died: March 3, 1977 (aged 84); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1918, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
	1928, for the Philadelphia Tigers
Teams
	Bacharach Giants (1918); Hilldale Club (1918); Philadelphia Royal Stars (1922); Philadelphia Tigers (1928);

Cecil Leon Johnson (February 9, 1893 – March 3, 1977) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1910s and 1920s.

Quick facts Negro league baseball debut, Last appearance ...

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Johnson made his Negro leagues debut in 1918 with the Bacharach Giants and the Hilldale Club. He went on to play for the Philadelphia Royal Stars and the Philadelphia Tigers. Johnson died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1977 at age 84.^[1]^[2]

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