Johnny Mitchell (baseball)
John Franklin "Johnny" Mitchell was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1921 and 1925 for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins.
In 329 games over five seasons, Mitchell posted a.245 batting average with 152 runs, 2 home runs, 64 RBI and 119 bases on balls. Defensively, he recorded a.953 fielding percentage.
Six years after he retired, Mitchell died of a heart attack at a nursing home on November 4, 1965. He was survived by his daughter, Beatrice Rogers.
