Lance Johnson Notable

b. July 6, 1963 · St. Louis Cardinals 1987, Chicago White Sox 1988–1995, New York Mets 1996–1997, Chicago Cubs 1997–1999, New York Yankees 2000

Lance Johnson played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1987 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2000. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1988 to 1995.

He stole 327 bases and scored 767 runs, with 1,565 hits and a .291 average. He finished with 34 home runs, 175 doubles and 117 triples.

He led the league in triples five times between 1991 and 1996, topping out at 21. He led the league in hits two times between 1995 and 1996, topping out at 227. He played 1,387 games in the outfield, with 3,509 putouts and 62 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1996.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on July 6, 1963. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1996

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1987	STL	33	59	4	13	2	1	0	7	4	6	6	.220
1988	CHW	33	124	11	23	4	1	0	6	6	11	6	.185
1989	CHW	50	180	28	54	8	2	0	16	17	24	16	.300
1990	CHW	151	541	76	154	18	9	1	51	33	45	36	.285
1991	CHW	159	588	72	161	14	13	0	49	26	58	26	.274
1992	CHW	157	567	67	158	15	12	3	47	34	33	41	.279
1993	CHW	147	540	75	168	18	14	0	47	36	33	35	.311
1994	CHW	106	412	56	114	11	14	3	54	26	23	26	.277
1995	CHW	142	607	98	186	18	12	10	57	32	31	40	.306
1996	NYM	160	682	117	227	31	21	9	69	33	40	50	.333
1997	CHC/NYM	111	410	60	126	16	8	5	39	42	31	20	.307
1998	CHC	85	304	51	85	8	4	2	21	26	22	10	.280
1999	CHC	95	335	46	87	11	6	1	21	37	20	13	.260
2000	NYY	18	30	6	9	1	0	0	2	0	7	2	.300
Career	—	1447	5379	767	1565	175	117	34	486	352	384	327	.291

On this day & linked events

1963

Born July 6, 1963

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1987

Major-league debut: Lance Johnson

Lance Johnson made a major-league debut on July 10, 1987.

2000

Final major-league game: Lance Johnson

Lance Johnson played a final major-league game on May 27, 2000.