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Wade Johnston

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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
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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]

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  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.
  3. ^ a b "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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