Jo-Jo White
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Joyner Clifford White
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut April 15, 1932
- Final Game September 30, 1944
- Born June 1, 1909 in Red Oak, GA USA
- Died October 9, 1986 in Tacoma, WA USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Jo-Jo White played nine seasons in the majors and appeared in two World Series. He was primarily a centerfielder. White was three times in the top ten in the league in stolen bases and twice in the top ten in hit-by-pitch.
Jo-Jo also played 13 seasons in the minors with a batting average of .306. Much of that time was spent with the Seattle Rainiers.
He was a minor league player/manager from 1947 to 1949, continuing to manage through 1957, while also scouting for the Cleveland Indians in 1953 and 1958. He was a coach for the Indians in 1958, 1959 and most of 1960, when he went to the Detroit Tigers, switching jobs with Luke Appling on August 8 in the Jimmie Dykes/Joe Gordon swap. White followed Gordon again, coaching the Kansas City A's in 1961-1962. He coached the Milwaukee Braves in 1963-1965 and Atlanta Braves in 1966. White managed the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs in 1967, scouted for the Kansas City Royals in 1968 and coached the Royals in 1969.
Jo-Jo is the father of Mike White.
Through 2009 he is one of four players remembered with the first name "Jo-Jo", including Jo-Jo Moore, Jo-Jo Morrissey and Jo-Jo Reyes. White's first name was really "Joyner" while the other three all had the first name "Joseph". White and Morrissey broke into the majors three days apart in April 1932.
[edit] Notable Achievement
- Won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1935
