Wade Johnston

Wade Johnston
Wade Johnston
	Outfielder
	Born: April 9, 1898; Middleport, Ohio
	Died: March 8, 1978 (aged 79); Steubenville, Ohio
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
Teams
	Detroit Stars (1920, 1922, 1928–1931); Indianapolis ABCs (1920); Cleveland Tate Stars (1921–1922); Kansas City Monarchs (1923, 1925–1927); Baltimore Black Sox (1924); St. Louis Stars (1927); Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars (1932-1933);

William Wade Johnston (April 9, 1898 – March 8, 1978) was an American baseball player. He was born in 1898 in Middleport, Ohio.^[2] He played in Negro major leagues as an outfielder from 1920 to 1932. In 12 seasons in the majors, he compiled a .303 batting average, .373 on-base percentage, and totaled 790 hits, 487 runs scored, and 371 RBIs.^[3] He led the Negro National League with 10 triples in 1930 and with 35 walks in 1931.^[4]^[5] He died in 1978 in Steubenville, Ohio.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Miners Edge Out Win Over Monarchs" Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO, Sunday, September 11, 1927, Page 10, Columns 1 and 2
^ "Wade Johnston". Seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Wade Johnston". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ "1930 Season Negro National League Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ "1931 Season Negro National League Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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[monarchs1927-1] "Miners Edge Out Win Over Monarchs" Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO, Sunday, September 11, 1927, Page 10, Columns 1 and 2

[2] "Wade Johnston". Seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[BR-3] "Wade Johnston". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[4] "1930 Season Negro National League Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[5] "1931 Season Negro National League Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

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Wade Johnston

Outfielder
Born: (1898-04-09)April 9, 1898 Middleport, Ohio
Died: March 8, 1978(1978-03-08) (aged 79) Steubenville, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Left

Teams
Detroit Stars (1920, 1922, 1928–1931) Indianapolis ABCs (1920) Cleveland Tate Stars (1921–1922) Kansas City Monarchs (1923, 1925–1927)^[1] Baltimore Black Sox (1924) St. Louis Stars (1927) Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars (1932-1933)