1950
Born September 2, 1950
Bessemer, AL, USA
Lamar Johnson Notable
Lamar Johnson divided nine seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Chicago White Sox from 1974, then the Texas Rangers through 1982.
Across 792 games he batted .287, with 755 hits and 294 runs. He finished with 64 home runs, 122 doubles and 22 stolen bases.
He played 422 games at first base, with 3,317 putouts and 41 errors. He turned 306 double plays.
He was born in Bessemer, AL, USA on September 2, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Month | 1 | 1980 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1980 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CHW | 10 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .345 |
| 1975 | CHW | 8 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 1976 | CHW | 82 | 222 | 29 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 2 | .320 |
| 1977 | CHW | 118 | 374 | 52 | 113 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 24 | 53 | 1 | .302 |
| 1978 | CHW | 148 | 498 | 52 | 136 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 43 | 46 | 6 | .273 |
| 1979 | CHW | 133 | 479 | 60 | 148 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 74 | 41 | 56 | 8 | .309 |
| 1980 | CHW | 147 | 541 | 51 | 150 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 81 | 47 | 53 | 2 | .277 |
| 1981 | CHW | 41 | 134 | 10 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .276 |
| 1982 | TEX | 105 | 324 | 37 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 40 | 3 | .259 |
| Career | — | 792 | 2631 | 294 | 755 | 122 | 12 | 64 | 381 | 211 | 307 | 22 | .287 |
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