Lamar Johnson

Full Name: Lamar Johnson	Primary Position: 1B,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/215	First Game: May 18, 1974
Birthdate: September 2, 1950	Final Game: October 2, 1982
Birthplace: Bessemer, Alabama	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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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.

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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

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1974	CHI	A	1B	7	6	48	40	2	0	8	1.000
1974	CHI	A	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	CHI	A	1B	6	5	47	46	2	2	4	.960
1975	CHI	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	CHI	A	1B	33	26	230.2	210	18	4	20	.983
1976	CHI	A	OF	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	CHI	A	DH	35	27	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	CHI	A	LF	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	CHI	A	DH	68	43	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	CHI	A	1B	45	38	354.2	346	32	4	31	.990
1978	CHI	A	DH	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	CHI	A	1B	108	93	838	887	71	8	74	.992
1979	CHI	A	1B	94	90	718	748	63	11	62	.987
1979	CHI	A	DH	37	36	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	CHI	A	1B	80	77	628.1	671	56	7	70	.990
1980	CHI	A	DH	66	65	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	CHI	A	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	CHI	A	1B	36	32	255.1	264	15	3	31	.989
1982	TEX	A	DH	77	72	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	TEX	A	1B	12	12	98.2	105	4	2	6	.982
Total			1B	421	379	3218.2	3317	263	41	306	.989
Total			OF	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	327	285	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			LF	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	.000

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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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