Jo-Jo White
American baseball player, coach, and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the baseball player. For the basketball player, see Jo Jo White.
Joyner Clifford "Jo-Jo" White (June 1, 1909 – October 9, 1986) was an American center fielder in professional baseball. He played nine MLB seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1932–38), Philadelphia Athletics (1943–44) and Cincinnati Reds (1944). Born in Red Oak, Georgia, Joyner White was known as "Jo-Jo" because of the way he pronounced the name of his native state.
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Jo-Jo White | |
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Outfielder / Manager | |
Born: (1909-06-01)June 1, 1909 Red Oak, Georgia, U.S. | |
Died: October 9, 1986(1986-10-09) (aged 77) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 15, 1932, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1940, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
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Batting average | .256 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 229 |
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The 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 165 lb (75 kg) White batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He began his playing career in minor league baseball in 1928 and after four full years of apprenticeship, he made the Tigers' roster at age 22 at the outset of the 1932 season.