Johnny Priest

{{short description|American baseball player (1891-1979)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Johnny Priest

|position=Second baseman

|image=Johnny Priest.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1891|6|23|mf=y}}

|birth_place=St. Joseph, Missouri

|death_date={{death date and age|1979|11|4|1891|6|23}}

|death_place=Washington, D.C.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 30

|debutyear=1911

|debutteam=New York Highlanders

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 7

|finalyear=1912

|finalteam=New York Highlanders

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.174

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=3

|teams=

• New York Highlanders ({{mlby|1911}}–{{mlby|1912}})

}}

John Gooding Priest (June 23, 1891 – November 4, 1979) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played in 10 games for the New York Highlanders over two seasons ({{By|1911}} and {{By|1912}}), five of them at second base. During his playing days, Priest held a job of appointment clerk for the United States Department of Agriculture. He received permission from James Wilson to take a leave of absence for playing the C-level Virginia League for the Danville Red Sox in 1910.{{cite news |last1=Forrest |first1=Justin H. |title=Uncle Sam Bosses Shortstop Priest |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-johnny-priest-jan/131100754/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |work=The Indianapolis Sunday Star |date=January 22, 1921 |pages=1–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-johnny-priest-part/131100655/ 2]|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} In 1915, he coached baseball at Gallaudet College.{{cite news |title=Johnny Priest to Coach Baseball at Gallaudet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-times-priest-gallaudet-f/131101434/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |work=The Washington Times |date=February 18, 1915 |page=12|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}