The New York Yankees acquired the services of 36-year-old Johnny Mize on August 22, 1949 from the New York Giants for $40,000. A career National Leaguer, Mize was batting .263/.354/.440 with 18 ...

Although Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize plied his trade in St. Louis and New York City and spent a memorable winter in the Dominican Republic, he is most closely associated with Demorest ...

"Johnny played baseball for Piedmont College from the age of 15 until he was 19. He was a stud, a 15-year-old kid hitting .400 against college-age pitchers." ...

Johnny Mize was not elected into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. In truth, he never came close to being elected. The highest percentage he got was 43.6 percent in ...