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Johnson was a Winnebago Indian from Nebraska who went to the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania. He was earning $3,200 a year with the Reds in 1914 when he jumped to Kansas City of the Federal League. Johnson's best season came in his last, 1915, as he went 18-17 with a 2.75 ERA in the Federal League, beefing up his record with a 4-0 mark in relief. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 26, 1913: Cincinnati's Chief Johnson surrenders just three hits to New York, but loses a 1–0 decision to Christy Mathewson. Fred Merkle triples in the 7th and scores the only run. » June 3, 1914: P Chief Johnson jumps from Cincinnati to Kansas City (FL); a judge grants a permanent injunction against him playing for KC, but he pitches for the Packers through 1915.