Al Johnson (baseball executive)

Albert Loftin Johnson (December 24, 1860 – July 2, 1901) was an American business executive in the streetcar industry.

Johnson's father, ex-Confederate States Army colonel Albert W. Johnson, moved north after the war and became a streetcar magnate, with operations in Indianapolis, Cleveland and New York City.

[4] The younger Johnson learned the business and, with the wealth gained, largely bankrolled the Players' League.

[4] The 1890 Infants finished with a record of 55–75, seventh place in the eight-team Players' League.

[1][2] His brother Tom was a prominent progressive politician, serving in the United States House of Representatives and as Mayor of Cleveland.