Johnny Flowers

{{short description|American baseball player}}

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| position = Outfielder

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| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1941

| debutteam = New York Black Yankees

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| finalyear = 1946

| finalteam = New York Black Yankees

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• New York Black Yankees (1941–1943, 1946)

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John Flowers, also known as "Jake", is an American former Negro league outfielder who played in the 1940s.

Flowers played for the New York Black Yankees from 1941 to 1943, and again in 1946. In 15 recorded games, he posted 17 hits and seven RBI in 43 plate appearances.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=flowe01joh |title=Johnny Flowers |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=June 16, 2021}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=flower000jak |title=Johnny Flowers |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=June 16, 2021}} Flowers served as a corporal in the US Army during World War II.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseballinwartime.com/negro.htm |title=Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII |publisher=baseballinwartime.com |date= |accessdate=May 5, 2021}}