Lamar Johnson
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[edit] Biography
Lamar Johnson (Lamar Johnson) was born on September 2, 1950 in Bessemer, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on May 18, 1974 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .320 with 4 home runs and 33 RBI. Johnson played for the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers over the course of his 9 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Lamar Johnson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 81 runs. However, others believe that it was 1979, when he hit for a .309 average and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CHI | A | 10 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .345 | .333 | .345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1975 | CHI | A | 8 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .226 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHI | A | 82 | 222 | 29 | 71 | 4 | 33 | .320 | .372 | .432 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 1977 | CHI | A | 118 | 374 | 52 | 113 | 18 | 65 | .302 | .342 | .505 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 1978 | CHI | A | 148 | 498 | 52 | 136 | 8 | 72 | .273 | .329 | .376 | 23 | 2 | 43 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 1979 | CHI | A | 133 | 479 | 60 | 148 | 12 | 74 | .309 | .363 | .449 | 29 | 1 | 41 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 1980 | CHI | A | 147 | 541 | 51 | 150 | 13 | 81 | .277 | .331 | .409 | 26 | 3 | 47 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 1981 | CHI | A | 41 | 134 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 15 | .276 | .298 | .351 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1982 | TEX | A | 105 | 324 | 37 | 84 | 7 | 38 | .259 | .326 | .358 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 792 | 2631 | 294 | 755 | 64 | 381 | .287 | .338 | .415 | 122 | 12 | 211 | 307 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 102 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1974 | CHI | A | 1B | 7 | 6 | 48 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | CHI | A | DH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | CHI | A | 1B | 6 | 5 | 47 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1975 | CHI | A | DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | CHI | A | 1B | 33 | 26 | 230.2 | 210 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1976 | CHI | A | OF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | CHI | A | DH | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | CHI | A | LF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | CHI | A | DH | 68 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | CHI | A | 1B | 45 | 38 | 354.2 | 346 | 32 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
| 1978 | CHI | A | DH | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | CHI | A | 1B | 108 | 93 | 838 | 887 | 71 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1979 | CHI | A | 1B | 94 | 90 | 718 | 748 | 63 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1979 | CHI | A | DH | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | CHI | A | 1B | 80 | 77 | 628.1 | 671 | 56 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
| 1980 | CHI | A | DH | 66 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | CHI | A | DH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | CHI | A | 1B | 36 | 32 | 255.1 | 264 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1982 | TEX | A | DH | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | TEX | A | 1B | 12 | 12 | 98.2 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| Total | 1B | 421 | 379 | 3218.2 | 3317 | 263 | 41 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 | ||
| Total | OF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | DH | 327 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | LF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 15, 1982).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 31, 1983).
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