bullet bullet known bullet joe july march american pitcher outfielder negro baseball leagues renowned way player hit pitch successfully statistical compilation shows winning games pitcher negro leagues history ranking fourth highest career batting average elected early baseball career took place played famous team black joining pitcher best hitters team won playing manager led team league title charleston said johnson army teammates pitcher saw heard life pitching hitting cleanup place said according longtime catcher choose pick hit pitching soon understand hitting terrific point called best best pitcher lived early life born oklahoma death mother father moved family kansas_city kansas began baseball career catcher team composed teenagers joining season like pitch years negro leagues friction segregated high school attended led drop school graduation enlist army october lied age cause later confusion age records hall_of_fame plaque birth year recent histories conclude date correct 25th infantry served philippines 24th infantry black regiment years discharged returning united_states time african american unit time stationed barracks hawaii specifically recruited play regiment famous baseball team known debut july army teammates included number later negro league stars johnson seasons won championship february twice defeated visiting islands spring training months played professionally kansas_city kansas giants nations club returned army years august rest 25th infantry moved arizona researchers report played arizona subsequently recommended new team played california winter league nations team noted negro sports reporters early professional career july joined monarchs quickly premier pitcher biggest box office draw young league season monarchs hit home runs good second league august combined teammate manager pitch hitter milwaukee bears pitching innings season hit league leading wins strikeouts lead monarchs pennant hit compiling record leading monarchs second league title starred black world series leading monarchs hits winning games kansas_city defeated champion winter led victories champion club reached peak leading kansas_city straight league championship record batting average playoffs hit won games including shutout world series rematch suffered knee injury playing young son forced undergo surgery missed series star monarchs went defeat games following season took manager season playoffs pitched lost games series deciding younger late age best hitter arguably best pitcher monarchs year slammed home runs game detroit stars continued monarchs helm won fourth championship recorded best record history league april oklahoma played monarchs baseball night game august hospitalized undisclosed illness remained lineup year finally returning september organize team joined white independent team played august batted went pitcher returning reorganized monarchs september winter returned hawaii philippines member black star team toured japan china age appeared east west star game player manager relatively small foot pounds built strong thin legs narrow waist broad shoulders threw batted right handed unusually heavy bat saw hit prime saw said hit ball type guy stood long way plate close jam according longtime teammate best low ball hitters saw best curve ball hitters taught bob hit curve balls extremely fast ran bases stole necessary pitcher delivery motions relied array fastball gave nickname according sportswriter young possessed natural ability control theirs caught said easier catch throw cup plate high low inside outside walk men didn runs bullet little steam ball better breaking curve batters thought fastball heading jump plate sudden break sharply strike rank today best seen pitcher like caught best pitchers business monarchs teammate said greatest pitcher threw ball arm pitch head think smart pitcher wonderful memory pitched batter forgot batter weaknesses strong points don think nicknamed bullet guy ball fast catch burn manager strict possibly result military background maintained wanted run ball club like army liked orders managing players different things ball players shell resented didn best monarchs pitcher said wasn best manager great ball player couldn teach pitchers throw man threw according historian years manager reluctant pinch hit veterans roster friends didn trust younger players pitch pinch hit treated harshly eventually discarded distant approach increasingly known teaching developing experienced players personal life october married colorado farm girl son born right world series seasons reported spent winter writing life insurance retirement player umpire worked post office died kansas_city missouri march age admitted negro league players 1970s honor bullet years death career statistics negro leagues negro league baseball statistics player information negro leagues batting pitching spent seasons integrated teams white major minor team won championship year cuban winter league source competition puts lifetime totals competition including army teams games won strikeouts hits home runs stolen bases
Bullet Rogan