Johnie Scott

Johnie Scott

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut 1944
• Final Game 1948
• Born August 28, 1913 in Magnolia, AR USA
• Died March 7, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Johnie Scott, sometimes called John Scott was a Negro League outfielder for seven years.

Scott debuted in 1944, hitting .327 for the Birmingham Black Barons to help them win the Negro American League. The team fell to the Homestead Grays in the 1944 Negro World Series. Moving to the Kansas City Monarchs, Scott was a backup in 1945. In 1946, he batted .306 with 11 steals, 5th in the NAL behind Sam Jethroe, Herb Souell, Willard Brown and Clyde Nelson. Kansas City made it to the 1946 Negro World Series but lost to the Newark Eagles. Scott played in game one of the 1946 East-West Games, replacing Bubba Hyde in left field and going 1 for 2 in a 6-3 loss by the West.

Johnie started alongside Brown and Ted Strong for the Monarchs in 1947 and with Brown and Hank Thompson in the outfield in 1948.

Notable Achievements

• NAL All-Star (1946)
• NAL At-Bats Leader (1945)