American baseball player (1887-1961)
Baseball player
Wheeler "Doc" Johnston First baseman Born: (1887-09-09 ) September 9, 1887Cleveland, Tennessee , U.S.Died: February 17, 1961(1961-02-17) (aged 73)Chattanooga, Tennessee , U.S.October 3, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds September 30, 1922, for the Philadelphia Athletics Batting average .263 Home runs 14 Runs batted in 381 Stats at Baseball Reference
Wheeler Roger "Doc" Johnston (September 9, 1887 – February 17, 1961) was an American professional baseball first baseman . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1909 through 1922.
During eleven seasons in the major leagues, Johnston played for the Cincinnati Reds , Cleveland Indians , Pittsburgh Pirates , and Philadelphia Athletics . He batted .263 (992-for-3774) with 14 home runs, 478 runs and 381 RBIs, and was a member of the Indians team that won the 1920 World Series. His brother Jimmy Johnston was also a major league player.[ 1] [ 2]
Doc played against his brother Jimmy in the 1920 World Series , with Doc playing for Cleveland and Jimmy on the Brooklyn Robins . It marked the first World Series and first Big Four championship to feature two brothers on opposing teams.[ 1]
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