This is the latest I’ve seen the near Hall-of-Famer in box scores so far: at the age of 47, he played second base and batted cleanup for the 1922 Buffalo Stars. In three games against the NNL Cleveland Tate Stars (June 24-26), Johnson hit 4 for 11 with two doubles and one walk. He had 8 putouts, 6 assists, and one error at second base. His team was outclassed by the Tate Stars, a very poor NNL club, losing all three games (14-3, 6-0, and 5-1).
Riley’s Biographical Encyclopedia lists him with the “Pittsburgh Colored Stars of Buffalo” for 1919-21, and the “Buffalo Giants” for 1923. Clark and Lester’s Negro Leagues Book does have Johnson on the roster for the 1922 Buffalo Stars.
He apparently started his career tenure with the Pittsburgh/Buffalo Stars in 1916 (the same season he did not play for the Lincoln Stars).
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