Alex Johnson Notable

b. December 7, 1942 · Philadelphia Phillies 1964–1965, St. Louis Cardinals 1966–1967, Cincinnati Reds 1968–1969, California Angels 1970–1971, Cleveland Indians 1972, Texas Rangers 1973–1974, New York Yankees 1974–1975, Detroit Tigers 1976

Alex Johnson played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1964 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1976.

Across 1,322 games he batted .288, with 1,331 hits and 550 runs. He finished with 78 home runs, 180 doubles and 113 stolen bases.

He played 1,000 games in the outfield, with 1,641 putouts and 84 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1970.

He was born in Helena, AR, USA on December 7, 1942, and died on February 28, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1970
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year	1	1968

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1964	PHI	43	109	18	33	7	1	4	18	6	26	1	.303
1965	PHI	97	262	27	77	9	3	8	28	15	60	4	.294
1966	STL	25	86	7	16	0	1	2	6	5	18	1	.186
1967	STL	81	175	20	39	9	2	1	12	9	26	6	.223
1968	CIN	149	603	79	188	32	6	2	58	26	71	16	.312
1969	CIN	139	523	86	165	18	4	17	88	25	69	11	.315
1970	CAL	156	614	85	202	26	6	14	86	35	68	17	.329
1971	CAL	65	242	19	63	8	0	2	21	15	34	5	.260
1972	CLE	108	356	31	85	10	1	8	37	22	40	6	.239
1973	TEX	158	624	62	179	26	3	8	68	32	82	10	.287
1974	NYY/TEX	124	481	60	138	15	3	5	43	28	62	20	.287
1975	NYY	52	119	15	31	5	1	1	15	7	21	2	.261
1976	DET	125	429	41	115	15	2	6	45	19	49	14	.268
Career	—	1322	4623	550	1331	180	33	78	525	244	626	113	.288

On this day & linked events

1942

Born December 7, 1942

Helena, AR, USA

2015

Died February 28, 2015

1964

Major-league debut: Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson made a major-league debut on July 25, 1964.

1976

Final major-league game: Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson played a final major-league game on October 1, 1976.

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