The “circle,” which is undergoing a $41 million renovation, will be called “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza.”
A traffic sign in 2021 near a Wendy’s at the Northeast Washington intersection that many know as “Dave Thomas Circle.” A hazardous D.C. intersection once informally referred to as “Dave Thomas Circle” will be renamed to honor female African American baseball pioneerFor decades, drivers were stymied by confusing, congested traffic in Northeast Washington where First Street and New York and Florida.
Johnson played alongside men on the Indianapolis Clowns, the team that launched the career of Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. At 5-foot-4 and less than 120 pounds during her career, Johnson earned her nickname after an unfriendly opponent observed that, when she stood on the mound, she looked no bigger than a peanut.“I worked just as hard as the fellas,” she told The Post. “I pitched nine innings just like everybody else.
This is not the first time the city has honored Johnson. A baseball field at the Rosedale Recreation Center in Northeast Washington was named for her in 2013. “I wasn’t no baby doll,” Johnson once said. “No girlie girl. Baseball was all I knew. And I loved it.”
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