What Are Maie Johnson Major Accomplishments

Mamie (peanut) Johnson
“Life...wrapped up in that three inch universe of twine and leather.” (Mamie Johnson) Mamie lived baseball, from only a few years old until she was 82. She learned how to play baseball growing up with her uncle and later had many great accomplishments playing. After her baseball career she began working at a job and impacting the world. I believe Mamie had a rough early life, but it was what made her so tough in the long run.
Mamie johnson was born to this world on September 27, 1935 in Ridgway, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Della Belton who was divorced when Mamie was a young girl. Mamie lived with her grandma in South Carolina as a young girl because her mom worked long hours in Washington D.C. At

These accomplishments didn't come easy to her. One of her very first was learning to play the glorious game of baseball. The sport Mamie believed was like none other. Then, not to much later she made it on the police club baseball team when she lived with her uncle and aunt. This was an all white boys baseball team, until Mamie came along and showed them how good she could pitch. She led them to two division championships. When she moved to D.C. with her mom she played for a black semi-pro baseball team. She won a great handful of games with them. Then after her last game of the season she got offered to play for a pro negro team; The Indianapolis Clowns. She was one of three women to play in the men's pro league. Out of those three women she was the only on that pitched. When they went to away games she would always pitch so that more people would come to the game. This was because the team would get about 60% of the gate fee if they won and 40% if they didn’t. At home games she would pitch a few innings and then be switched out for one of the guy pitchers. What made her such a great pitcher was the different pitches she could throw. This is partly because halfway in her pro career she met Satchel Paige. One of the best negro baseball players to ever lived. Having these great accomplishments allowed her to have a great later