Roy Johnson Notable

b. February 23, 1903 · Detroit Tigers 1929–1932, Boston Red Sox 1932–1935, New York Yankees 1936–1937, Boston Bees 1937–1938

Roy Johnson played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1929 and closing with the Boston Bees in 1938.

Across 1,155 games he batted .296, with 1,292 hits and 717 runs. He finished with 58 home runs, 275 doubles, 83 triples and 135 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1929, with 45. He led the league in triples once, in 1931, with 19. He played 1,066 games in the outfield, with 2,231 putouts and 156 errors.

He was born in Pryor, OK, USA on February 23, 1903, and died on September 10, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1929	DET	148	640	128	201	45	14	10	69	67	60	20	.314
1930	DET	125	462	84	127	30	13	2	35	40	46	17	.275
1931	DET	151	621	107	173	37	19	8	55	72	51	33	.279
1932	BOS/DET	143	544	103	153	38	6	14	69	64	67	20	.281
1933	BOS	133	483	88	151	30	7	10	95	55	36	13	.313
1934	BOS	143	569	85	182	43	10	7	119	54	36	11	.320
1935	BOS	145	553	70	174	33	9	3	66	74	34	11	.315
1936	NYY	63	147	21	39	8	2	1	19	21	14	3	.265
1937	BSN/NYY	97	311	29	87	11	3	3	28	41	31	6	.280
1938	BSN	7	29	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	.172
Career	—	1155	4359	717	1292	275	83	58	556	489	380	135	.296

On this day & linked events

1903

Born February 23, 1903

Pryor, OK, USA

1973

Died September 10, 1973

1929

Major-league debut: Roy Johnson

Roy Johnson made a major-league debut on April 18, 1929.

1938

Final major-league game: Roy Johnson

Roy Johnson played a final major-league game on April 27, 1938.

Image: Goudey, public domain