Shang Johnson

Shang Johnson
Shang Johnson
	Pitcher
	Born: June 21, 1898; Alabama
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1917, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
	1925, for the Lincoln Giants
Teams
	Bacharach Giants (1917–1919); Hilldale Club (1917–1918); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918); Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1918); Lincoln Giants (1921–1922, 1925);

Daniel Spencil Johnson (June 21, 1898 – death unknown), nicknamed "Shang", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1917 and 1925.

A native of Alabama, Johnson attended Morris Brown College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1917 with the Bacharach Giants and the Hilldale Club. He went on to pitch for the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York, and finished his career in 1925 with the Lincoln Giants.[1][2]

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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