Adam Rankin "Tex" Johnson Sr. (February 4, 1888 – July 2, 1972) was an American

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

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. 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

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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 {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub