Deron Johnson
[edit] Biography
Deron Johnson (Deron Roger Johnson) was born on July 17, 1938 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1960 for the New York Yankees. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .209 with 8 home runs and 44 RBI. Johnson played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Deron Johnson's best season was 1965, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .287 average and knocked in 130 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| NY
| A
| 13
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .105
| .182
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 83
| 283
| 31
| 61
| 8
| 42
| .216
| .252
| .360
| 11
| 3
| 14
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 96
| 302
| 32
| 63
| 8
| 44
| .209
| .247
| .344
| 11
| 3
| 16
| 49
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 17
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .105
| .227
| .158
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 140
| 477
| 63
| 130
| 21
| 79
| .273
| .326
| .472
| 24
| 4
| 37
| 98
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 12
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| 159
| 616
| 92
| 177
| 32
| 130
| .287
| .340
| .515
| 30
| 7
| 52
| 97
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 13
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 142
| 505
| 75
| 130
| 24
| 81
| .257
| .309
| .461
| 25
| 3
| 39
| 87
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 13
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 108
| 361
| 39
| 81
| 13
| 53
| .224
| .270
| .388
| 18
| 1
| 22
| 104
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 127
| 342
| 29
| 71
| 8
| 33
| .208
| .285
| .316
| 11
| 1
| 35
| 79
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| 138
| 475
| 51
| 121
| 17
| 80
| .255
| .333
| .419
| 19
| 4
| 60
| 111
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 15
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 159
| 574
| 66
| 147
| 27
| 93
| .256
| .338
| .456
| 28
| 3
| 72
| 132
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 13
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 158
| 582
| 74
| 154
| 34
| 95
| .265
| .347
| .490
| 29
| 0
| 72
| 146
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 18
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 96
| 230
| 19
| 49
| 9
| 31
| .213
| .298
| .357
| 4
| 1
| 26
| 69
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 12
| 36
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 5
| .167
| .279
| .306
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 131
| 464
| 61
| 114
| 19
| 81
| .246
| .330
| .407
| 14
| 2
| 59
| 116
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 11
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 143
| 500
| 64
| 120
| 20
| 86
| .240
| .326
| .400
| 16
| 2
| 64
| 126
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 12
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 50
| 174
| 16
| 34
| 7
| 23
| .195
| .239
| .345
| 1
| 2
| 11
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 49
| 152
| 14
| 23
| 6
| 18
| .151
| .253
| .289
| 3
| 0
| 21
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .120
| .115
| .120
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 110
| 351
| 30
| 60
| 13
| 43
| .171
| .237
| .305
| 4
| 2
| 32
| 84
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 11
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 148
| 555
| 66
| 129
| 18
| 72
| .232
| .292
| .378
| 25
| 1
| 48
| 117
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .600
| .667
| .900
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 151
| 565
| 68
| 135
| 19
| 75
| .239
| .300
| .388
| 25
| 1
| 50
| 117
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 38
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .132
| .233
| .211
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1239
| 4198
| 511
| 1066
| 186
| 680
| .254
| .321
| .444
| 190
| 24
| 420
| 933
| 17
| 8
| 9
| 41
| 109
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 526
| 1743
| 195
| 381
| 59
| 243
| .219
| .285
| .363
| 57
| 9
| 165
| 385
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 13
| 55
|
| Total
|
|
| 1765
| 5941
| 706
| 1447
| 245
| 923
| .244
| .311
| .420
| 247
| 33
| 585
| 1318
| 20
| 13
| 11
| 54
| 164
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1961
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 3
| 37.2
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| LF
| 28
| 27
| 223
| 55
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| OF
| 59
| 56
| 467.1
| 104
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 14
| 141
| 17
| 43
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| RF
| 30
| 28
| 236
| 32
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 27
| 17
| 178.2
| 19
| 58
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1962
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 10
| 10
| 69
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 69
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 131
| 106
| 1021
| 940
| 81
| 10
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1964
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 159
| 159
| 1422.1
| 132
| 266
| 22
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 105
| 104
| 775.2
| 132
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 70
| 11
| 235.1
| 186
| 10
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 105
| 104
| 775.2
| 141
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1966
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 15
| 145.2
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 81
| 72
| 636.2
| 587
| 41
| 2
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 24
| 23
| 187
| 19
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 18
| 155.2
| 21
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1968
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 97
| 72
| 684.1
| 738
| 46
| 3
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 50
| 47
| 402.1
| 36
| 92
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 72
| 70
| 558
| 85
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 14
| 138.2
| 129
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1969
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 72
| 70
| 558
| 85
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 2.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 154
| 152
| 1339.1
| 1178
| 73
| 6
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 135
| 132
| 1173.2
| 1219
| 88
| 7
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 23
| 23
| 177.1
| 14
| 35
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 62
| 59
| 474.1
| 479
| 24
| 9
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 10
| 85.2
| 77
| 6
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 22
| 22
| 179
| 167
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 107
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 1B
| 32
| 32
| 264.2
| 244
| 12
| 3
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 28
| 25
| 217.2
| 211
| 9
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 46
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 30
| 26
| 227.2
| 220
| 10
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 77
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 93
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 55
| 52
| 443.1
| 456
| 24
| 3
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 94
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 57
| 54
| 459.1
| 475
| 24
| 3
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 2
| 29.2
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 248
| 242
| 1885
| 344
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 877
| 734
| 6708.2
| 6439
| 418
| 50
| 587
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 287
| 276
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 32
| 30
| 251
| 34
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 333
| 303
| 2696
| 255
| 545
| 45
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 215
| 211
| 1625.2
| 285
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1956).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Art Ditmar to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Bud Daley (June 14, 1961).
- Sold by Kansas City Athletics to Cincinnati Reds (April 5, 1963).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jim Beauchamp, Mack Jones and Jay Ritchie (October 10, 1967).
- Sold by Atlanta Braves to Philadelphia Phillies (December 3, 1968).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jack Bastable (May 2, 1973).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Bill Parsons and cash (June 24, 1974).
- Sold by Milwaukee Brewers to Boston Red Sox (September 7, 1974).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (October 25, 1974).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 5, 1975).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (September 21, 1975); Chicago White Sox received Chuck Erickson (November 7, 1975).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (June 4, 1976).
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