Johnny Mitchell (baseball)

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John Franklin "Johnny" Mitchell (August 9, 1894 – November 4, 1965) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1921 and 1925 for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins.^[1]

Johnny Mitchell
Shortstop
Born: (1894-08-09)August 9, 1894 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: November 4, 1965(1965-11-04) (aged 71) Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 21, 1921, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1925, for the Brooklyn Robins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.889
Home runs	543
Runs batted in	64
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Yankees (1921–1922) Boston Red Sox (1922–1923) Brooklyn Robins (1924–1925)

In 329 games over five seasons, Mitchell posted a .245 batting average (288-for-1175) with 152 runs, 2 home runs, 64 RBIs and 119 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded a .953 fielding percentage.^[1]

Six years after he retired, Mitchell died of a heart attack at a nursing home on November 4, 1965. He was survived by his daughter, Beatrice Rogers.^[2]