Adam Rankin "Tex" Johnson Sr. (February 4, 1888 – July 2, 1972) was an American
pitcher in
Major League Baseball. His son,
Rankin Johnson, Jr., was also a Major League pitcher. His grandfather was the Civil War military leader
Stovepipe Johnson
Adam Rankin "Stovepipe" Johnson (February 6, 1834 – October 20, 1922) was an antebellum Western frontiersman and later an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Johnson obtained notoriety leading the Newburgh R ...
.
He began his professional career with the
Austin Senators of the
Texas League in 1908. His best season pitching was in 1916 with the Fort Worth Panthers of the Texas League. His record was 15–12 in 35 appearances that year. Later in his minor league career he was a player/coach for four seasons (1923-1926). His last professional season was in 1926 for the
Chambersburg Maroons
The Chambersburg Maroons were a baseball team located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. They called historic Henninger Field their home, and had done so since the club's creation in 1895. They played their last season in 2010, ending 116 years of ex ...
of the
Blue Ridge League.
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1888 births
1972 deaths
Baseball players from Burnet County, Texas
Major League Baseball pitchers
Boston Red Sox players
Chicago Whales players
Baltimore Terrapins players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Minor league baseball managers
Austin Senators players
Galveston Sand Crabs players
Dallas Giants players
York White Roses players
Binghamton Bingoes players
Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
Fort Worth Panthers players
Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
Austin Rangers players
Vernon Tigers players
Harrisburg Senators players
Chambersburg Maroons players
People from Burnet, Texas
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