Bill Johnson (catcher)

{{short description|American baseball player (1895-1988)}}

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| name = Bill Johnson

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| position = Catcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|11|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Sparta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|10|26|1895|11|21|mf=y}}

| death_place = New York, New York, U.S.

| bats = Both

| throws = Right

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1920

| debutteam = Dayton Marcos

| finaldate =

| finalyear = 1928

| finalteam = Brooklyn Royal Giants

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| teams =

• Dayton Marcos (1920)
• Washington/Wilmington Potomacs (1924–1925)
• Harrisburg Giants (1925–1926)
• Hilldale Club (1927)
• Philadelphia Tigers (1928)
• Brooklyn Royal Giants (1928)

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William H. Johnson (November 21, 1895 – October 26, 1988), nicknamed "Sampson", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1920s.

A native of Sparta, Georgia, Johnson attended Morris Brown College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the Dayton Marcos. Johnson went on to play for several teams, including the Washington/Wilmington Potomacs and the Hilldale Club, finishing his career in 1928 with the Philadelphia Tigers and Brooklyn Royal Giants.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=johns01bil |title=Bill Johnson |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=johnso005bil |title=Bill Johnson |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}} He died in New York, New York in 1988 at age 92.