Talk:Judy Johnson

Dates/Age?

Birth/death dates and age don't match. (The field for birth year doesn't match birth year in death date field...and text states 89 years at death.) Social Security Death Index lists his birth date as "26 Dec 1899"--68.81.167.181 (talk) 23:08, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• I added a reference from SABR with the disputed dob's. Accordingly, they are:
  • The Social Security Death Index gives his dates as December 26, 1899-June 15, 1989.
  • James A. Riley (The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues) and Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia, compiled by the editors of Total Baseball, agree on the dates of October 26, 1900-June 15, 1989.
  • The Baseball Encyclopedia (Macmillan, 9th ed.) records October 20, 1900-June 15, 1989.
  • Furthermore, Terry A. Baxter, writing in Biographical Dictionary of American Sports (David L. Porter, ed.) uses October 26, 1899-June 14, 1989.
  • Finally, Larry Lester (Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953) uses October 26, 1899-June 15, 1989.
• I, myself, think he was never born^{[citation needed]} and it is all just part of the greater conspiracy. --64.85.220.22 (talk) 03:08, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Judy Johnson/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 17:04, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Am going to review this article. MWright96 (talk) 17:04, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Early life

• "William Julius Johnson was born in 1899 in Snow Hill, Maryland to William Henry Johnson," - use Johnson's full birth date in the prose
• "Johnson had an older sister Mary Emma and younger brother John" - and a younger brother John
• Wikilink sandlot ball

The Hilldale Daisies

• Use the Template:Convert template on 155 lbs so it is also shown in kilograms
• Inside the park home run is a redirect links that need attention to

The 1930s

• "The team secured the first half championship" - The team secured the first half of the championship
• "and keep Pittsburgh's pennant hopes alive." - kept

Later life and legacy

• Fix the redirect for Baseball Hall of Fame

References

• Once again, please don't use the year when a full date of publication is available in the references.
• Reference 25 is a dead link. Please rectify this issue.
• The publication date in Reference 26 should be spelt out as July 9, 2017 for consistency

Can safely say that this is a well-written article and the only quibbles I have are the minor copy-edits. MWright96 (talk) 11:40, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

MWright96 I think I finished things up. I was unable to find full dates of publication for all the sources but included them where I could. Some of them only had the year and others had nothing at all.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:21, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

PS thank you for completing these two reviews with me, especially this one for ol' Judy. Negro league baseball is a sometimes forgotten period of the sport's history, and I respect anyone who helps to rectify that problem.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:26, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

@TheGracefulSlick: Thank you for making the suggested changes. And yes can agree with the second part of what you said. This article can now be given the GA symbol. MWright96 (talk) 06:31, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Time as a Scout

The article says that Johnson became a scout for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1951 and lobbied for the team to sign prospect Larry Doby, among others.

By 1951, Doby was a two-time American League all-star who had finished in the top ten in MVP voting. I don't have the book that's being cited so perhaps there's more context here I'm not understanding, but unless there's additional context, it's either untrue or the easiest bit of scouting I've ever heard of.

In unrelated news, I hope my favorite team, the Cleveland Indians, signs this young prospect named Mike Trout. I think he might just be a good player someday. Thejamootz (talk) 15:44, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

@Thejamootz: I found the book on Google Books. You're right, it made no mention of Doby; only Aaron & Minoso. I'll fix it in a sec. Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 04:58, 27 December 2019 (UTC)