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Full Name: Johnny David Damon	Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6'2"/205	First Game: August 12, 1995
Birthdate: November 5, 1973	MLB Experience: 13 years
Birthplace: Fort Riley, Kansas
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography

Johnny Damon (Johnny David Damon) was born on November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on August 12, 1995 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1995, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 3 home runs and 23 RBI. Damon played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Damon's best season was 2000, when he slugged 16 home runs, stole 46 bases, hit for a .327 average and knocked in 88 runs.

Scouting Report

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1995	KC	A	47	188	32	53	3	23	.282	.324	.441	11	5	12	22	1	2	7	0	2
1996	KC	A	145	517	61	140	6	50	.271	.313	.368	22	5	31	64	3	10	25	3	4
1997	KC	A	146	472	70	130	8	48	.275	.338	.386	12	8	42	70	3	6	16	2	3
1998	KC	A	161	642	104	178	18	66	.277	.339	.439	30	10	58	84	4	3	26	4	4
1999	KC	A	145	583	101	179	14	77	.307	.379	.477	39	9	67	50	3	3	36	5	13
2000	KC	A	159	655	136	214	16	88	.327	.382	.495	42	10	65	60	1	8	46	4	7
2001	OAK	A	155	644	108	165	9	49	.256	.324	.363	34	4	61	70	5	5	27	1	7
2002	BOS	A	154	623	118	178	14	63	.286	.356	.443	34	11	65	70	6	3	31	5	4
2003	BOS	A	145	608	103	166	12	67	.273	.345	.405	32	6	68	74	2	6	30	4	5
2004	BOS	A	150	621	123	189	20	94	.304	.380	.477	35	6	76	71	2	0	19	1	8
2005	BOS	A	148	624	117	197	10	75	.316	.366	.439	35	6	53	69	2	0	18	3	5
2006	NYY	A	149	593	115	169	24	80	.285	.359	.482	35	5	67	85	4	2	25	1	4
2007	NYY	A	141	533	93	144	12	63	.270	.351	.396	27	2	66	79	2	1	27	1	4
Total			1845	7303	1281	2102	166	843	.288	.353	.433	388	87	731	868	38	49	333	34	70

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1995	KC	A	CF	44	40	369.1	102	0	1	0	.990
1995	KC	A	RF	4	3	27.1	8	0	0	0	1.000
1995	KC	A	OF	47	43	396.2	110	0	1	0	.991
1996	KC	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	KC	A	CF	89	75	669	205	3	3	3	.986
1996	KC	A	RF	63	57	515.2	144	2	3	1	.980
1996	KC	A	OF	144	132	1184.2	350	5	6	4	.983
1997	KC	A	LF	48	32	311.1	69	0	1	0	.986
1997	KC	A	OF	136	118	1095	322	5	4	3	.988
1997	KC	A	RF	47	35	303.1	98	4	1	3	.990
1997	KC	A	CF	65	51	480.1	154	1	2	0	.987
1997	KC	A	DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	KC	A	OF	158	151	1354.1	372	10	4	1	.990
1998	KC	A	LF	14	2	43	13	0	0	0	1.000
1998	KC	A	CF	130	127	1123.1	314	9	2	1	.994
1998	KC	A	RF	24	22	188	42	1	2	0	.956
1999	KC	A	CF	8	6	55	10	0	0	0	1.000
1999	KC	A	OF	140	140	1227.2	301	8	4	0	.987
1999	KC	A	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	KC	A	LF	132	131	1148.2	287	7	4	0	.987
1999	KC	A	RF	3	3	24	4	1	0	0	1.000
2000	KC	A	OF	133	132	1149.2	332	6	5	1	.985
2000	KC	A	DH	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	KC	A	CF	69	67	579.2	184	4	2	1	.989
2000	KC	A	LF	67	65	570	148	2	3	0	.980
2001	OAK	A	LF	67	64	562	131	1	3	1	.978
2001	OAK	A	OF	154	152	1350.1	345	4	3	1	.991
2001	OAK	A	RF	5	4	44	5	1	0	0	1.000
2001	OAK	A	CF	86	84	744.1	209	2	0	0	1.000
2002	BOS	A	CF	151	150	1319	349	7	1	2	.997
2002	BOS	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	BOS	A	OF	151	150	1319	349	7	1	2	.997
2003	BOS	A	CF	144	141	1265	361	7	1	2	.997
2003	BOS	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	BOS	A	OF	144	141	1265	362	7	1	2	.997
2004	BOS	A	CF	148	145	1256.1	349	4	5	2	.986
2004	BOS	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	BOS	A	OF	148	145	1256.1	349	5	5	2	.986
2005	BOS	A	OF	147	144	1225	394	5	6	0	.985
2005	BOS	A	CF	147	144	1225	394	5	6	0	.985
2005	BOS	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	NY	A	OF	131	129	1086.2	306	3	3	1	.990
2006	NY	A	1B	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	1.000
2006	NY	A	CF	131	129	1086.2	306	3	3	1	.990
2006	NY	A	DH	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	NY	A	OF	81	76	651	193	3	2	0	.990
2007	NY	A	48	45	377	121	1	0	0	0	1.000
2007	NY	A	DH	48	47	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	NY	A	LF	32	31	271	71	2	2	0	.973
2007	NY	A	1B	5	0	8.1	9	0	1	1	.900
2007	NY	A	RF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	103	94	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	147	124	1105.1	302	9	6	4	.981
Total			1B	6	0	10.1	12	0	1	1	.923
Total			LF	360	325	2906	719	12	13	1	.983
Total			CF	1260	1204	10550	3058	46	26	12	.992
Total			OF	1714	1653	14561.1	4085	68	45	17	.989

Transactions

Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (35th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 23, 1992).
Traded by Kansas City Royals with Mark Ellis to Oakland Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to Kansas City Royals; Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to Oakland Athletics; Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to Tampa Bay Devil Rays; and Oakland Athletics sent Angel Berroa and A.J. Hinch to Kansas City Royals (January 8, 2001).
Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 21, 2001).
Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
Signed by New York Yankees (January 3, 2006).

Trivia

Damon holds the record for the most RBIs in one postseason game.
- In that game, he hit 2 home runs, including a grand slam in the 2nd inning, to help the Boston Red Sox become the first team in major league history (and just the third in the history of North American pro sports) to overcome a 3-0 postseason series deficit, in a 10-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 7.
Damon gained some notoriety for the prominent beard and long, uncut hairstyle he brought with him to spring training in the 2004 season, contrasting with his previously clean-cut appearance. His long hair and beard actually came from an unlikely cause - his head on collision with Damian Jackson in Game 5 of the 2003 American League Division Series. Damon laid on the field unconscious for approximately five minutes. When he came to, Damon was completely disoriented, believing that he was still playing for his old team, the Oakland Athletics. The headaches came to disrupt his life to such a degree, that he stopped shaving and having his hair cut. So by the beginning of the 2004 season, he had an uncharacteristic big bushy beard and shoulder length hair.
- On April 21, 2004, Johnny shaved his beard in a charity event sponsored by the Gillette razor company. The proceeds from the event went to benefit literacy programs in conjunction with the Boston Public Library. He regrew the beard and it remained for the rest of the season.
In 2005, Damon wrote "Idiot: Beating "The Curse" and Enjoying the Game of Life" with Peter Golenbock.
He also appeared on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" in April during a series against the Yankees. On June 7, he appeared on the hit Bravo TV series "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" with four of his Red Sox teammates (Jason Varitek, Kevin Millar, Doug Mirabelli, and Tim Wakefield).
Damon married his high school sweetheart, Angela Vannice, when he was 19. They were married from 1992 to 2002. They had twins together, Madelyn and Jackson, born April 22, 1999.[14] Damon married Michelle Mangan on December 30, 2004. On January 4, 2007, Mangan gave birth to Damon's third child and her first, Devon Rose, in Orlando, Florida. Damon & his family reside in Windermere, Florida.
As a part of his exercise routine, Johnny admits to pursuing cars from one end of his block to the other on foot. "I live on a street (in the Orlando area) where the speed limit is 25 miles an hour and the police enforce it. At night, I'd wait out there and when a car came by I would race the car home, so I think I can go at least 25 miles an hour. I scared some of the people, seeing a caveman racing after cars," said Damon in a Providence newspaper article early in 2004.
- Other exercises he used to do that might be considered weird are doing naked pullups, and climbing up trees as fast as he could while staying there until people got worried and didn't know he was up there. "Most of the time, he would come down because no one was looking for me," Damon said on "The Late Show with David Letterman".
Damon also made a cameo appearance on TNA Wrestling Match in Orlando, Florida on December 11, 2005 when Damon gave the home plate to Chicago White Sox Catcher A.J. Pierzynski in order to hit Simon Diamond to win the match.

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