Johnson was shot to death in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 11, 1922,[4] at the age of 36. He had been in town to host a medicine show and had gotten into an argument during a dice game. The shooter, despite having confessed to police and being identified by witnesses, was eventually acquitted of first degree murder.[2]
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^Gold, Eddie. "Wrigley Field Homers". SABR. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ abKing, C. Richard (January 2005). Native Athletes in Sport & Society: A Reader. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN978-0-8032-2753-8. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
chief, johnson, george, howard, chief, johnson, march, 1886, june, 1922, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, played, three, seasons, major, league, baseball, from, 1913, 1915, cincinnati, reds, national, league, kansas, city, packers, federal, league, s. George Howard Chief Johnson March 20 1886 June 11 1922 was an American professional baseball pitcher He played three seasons in Major League Baseball MLB from 1913 to 1915 for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League and Kansas City Packers of the Federal League He surrendered the first home run in the history of Wrigley Field to Art Wilson on April 23 1914 1 Chief JohnsonPitcherBorn 1886 03 30 March 30 1886Winnebago Nebraska U S Died June 11 1922 1922 06 11 aged 36 Des Moines Iowa U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 16 1913 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 30 1915 for the Kansas City PackersMLB statisticsWin loss record40 43Earned run average2 95Strikeouts304TeamsCincinnati Reds 1913 1914 Kansas City Packers 1914 1915 Johnson was of Ho Chunk French and Irish ancestry He identified as Ho Chunk and was depicted in the media as a Native American 2 A 1913 feature by Ripley s Believe It or Not reported his full name as George Washington Murphy Johnson 3 Johnson was shot to death in Des Moines Iowa on June 11 1922 4 at the age of 36 He had been in town to host a medicine show and had gotten into an argument during a dice game The shooter despite having confessed to police and being identified by witnesses was eventually acquitted of first degree murder 2 References edit Gold Eddie Wrigley Field Homers SABR Retrieved May 8 2021 a b King C Richard January 2005 Native Athletes in Sport amp Society A Reader U of Nebraska Press ISBN 978 0 8032 2753 8 Retrieved 22 August 2020 The Red Man of the Reds Buffalo Evening News Ripley s Believe It or Not May 26 1913 p 10 Retrieved May 8 2021 via newspapers com Trio Held in Iowa Slaying Iowa City Press Citizen June 12 1922 p 1 Retrieved May 8 2021 via newspapers com External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Chief Johnson at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1880s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief Johnson amp oldid 1166607304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
