Jo-Jo White

Jo-Jo White
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1909-06-01)June 1, 1909 Red Oak, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 9, 1986(1986-10-09) (aged 77) Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1932, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1940, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	229
Teams
As a player Detroit Tigers (1932–1938) Philadelphia Athletics (1943–1944) Cincinnati Reds (1944) As a manager Cleveland Indians (1960) As a coach Cleveland Indians (1959–1960) Detroit Tigers (1960) Kansas City Athletics (1961–1962) Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1963–1966) Kansas City Royals (1969)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1935)

Joyner Clifford "Jo-Jo" White (June 1, 1909 – October 9, 1986) was an American center fielder in professional baseball. He played nine MLB seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1932–38), Philadelphia Athletics (1943–44) and Cincinnati Reds (1944). Born in Red Oak, Georgia, Joyner White was known as "Jo-Jo" because of the way he pronounced the name of his native state.

The 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 165 lb (75 kg) White batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He began his playing career in minor league baseball in 1928 and after four full years of apprenticeship, he made the Tigers' roster at age 22 at the outset of the 1932 season.