Jo-Jo White

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Joyner Clifford "Jo-Jo" White (June 1, 1909 – October 9, 1986) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1932-38), Philadelphia Athletics (1943-44), and Cincinnati Reds (1944). He also was the father of former MLB outfielder Mike White.

White was born in Red Oak, Georgia. In his major league career, he had a batting average of .256 with 92 stolen bases and drew more walks than strikeouts in eight of his nine seasons. He batted lefthanded and threw righthanded.

In 1934, he batted .312 and stole the second most bases in the American League (28). White played with Tigers teams that twice won AL pennants, in 1934 and 1935, and batted .190 (8-42) with 13 walks in two World Series. He was traded before the 1939 season to the minor league Seattle Rainiers and returned to the major leagues in 1943 to play two seasons with the Athletics and Reds.

In 1960, during a term as a coach for the club, White was acting manager of the Cleveland Indians for one game. He coached for the Tigers, Athletics (at the time based in Kansas City), Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals during the remainder of the 1960s.

He died at age 77 in Tacoma, Washington. White was inducted posthumously into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.