1979
Born August 10, 1979
Coon Rapids, MN, USA
Dan Johnson Notable
b. August 10, 1979 · Oakland Athletics 2005–2008, Tampa Bay Rays 2008, 2010–2011, Chicago White Sox 2012, Baltimore Orioles 2013, Toronto Blue Jays 2014, St. Louis Cardinals 2015
Dan Johnson played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2005 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015.
Across 443 games he batted .234, with 324 hits and 179 runs. He finished with 57 home runs, 61 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 343 games at first base, with 2,818 putouts and 16 errors. He turned 306 double plays.
He hit three home runs in a game in 2012.
He was born in Coon Rapids, MN, USA on August 10, 1979. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2007 |
| This Year in Baseball Moment of the Year | 1 | 2011 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | OAK | 109 | 375 | 54 | 103 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 0 | .275 |
| 2006 | OAK | 91 | 286 | 30 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 0 | .234 |
| 2007 | OAK | 117 | 416 | 53 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 0 | .236 |
| 2008 | OAK/TBR | 11 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .192 |
| 2010 | TBR | 40 | 111 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 1 | .198 |
| 2011 | TBR | 31 | 84 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .119 |
| 2012 | CHW | 14 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .364 |
| 2013 | BAL | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | TOR | 15 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .211 |
| 2015 | STL | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .158 |
| Career | — | 443 | 1382 | 179 | 324 | 61 | 2 | 57 | 203 | 214 | 244 | 1 | .234 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson made a major-league debut on May 27, 2005.
2012
Dan Johnson's Three-Home-Run Game, 2012
Dan Johnson hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Indians on October 3, 2012.
2015
Final major-league game: Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson played a final major-league game on July 28, 2015.
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