1 thought on “Some Things Columbus Didn’t Discover”
Johnson is Ernie Johnson, a rookie shortstop in 1912 who had a decent season, and would go on to have a decent career (and have a son who also played MLB). But for some reason didn’t play the next two years, and was in the Federal League until they went kaput and returned to MLB and the Yankees at the beginning of their Ruth dynasty era.
He’s also no relation to current broadcaster Ernie Johnson, whose dad was also a MLB player
Johnson is Ernie Johnson, a rookie shortstop in 1912 who had a decent season, and would go on to have a decent career (and have a son who also played MLB). But for some reason didn’t play the next two years, and was in the Federal League until they went kaput and returned to MLB and the Yankees at the beginning of their Ruth dynasty era.
He’s also no relation to current broadcaster Ernie Johnson, whose dad was also a MLB player
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnser01.shtmlReport