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Where Does Wade Johnston Rank Among Detroit Left Fielders?

Wade Johnston was the starting left fielder for the Detroit Stars from 1928-1931.

In recent posts, I have integrated Detroit Stars players into the all-time Detroit major league position lists. The difficulties involved in ranking Negro League players are discussed in the Detroit Stars all-star team post. The complete list of position ranks is shown below:

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This week, I am looking at left fielders. Before Negro League data was so conveniently available at Seamheads.com, I listed the top ten left fielders in Detroit Tigers history. The one Stars left fielder who warrants consideration on this list is Wade Johnston.