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Cliff Johnson (baseball player)
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| Cliff Johnson | ||
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| Designated Hitter | ||
| Born: July 22, 1947 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 13, 1972 for the Houston Astros |
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| September 30, 1986 for the Toronto Blue Jays |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting Average | .258 | |
| Home Runs | 196 | |
| Hits | 1016 | |
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Clifford Johnson, Jr. (born July 22, 1947 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros (1972-1977), New York Yankees (1977-1979), Cleveland Indians (1979-1980), Chicago Cubs (1980), Oakland Athletics (1981-82), Toronto Blue Jays (1983-84, 1985-1986) and Texas Rangers (1985). He batted and threw right handed. As a catcher at Wheatley high school in 1965 in San Antonio, he was the 83rd pick in the 1966 baseball draft by the Houston Astros.
In a 15-season career, Johnson posted a .258 batting average with 196 home runs and 669 RBI in 1369 games played. Johnson holds the ML record for pinch hit home runs with 20.
Johnson was a member of the 1977 and 1978 Yankees World Series championship teams. In 1979, he was traded to Cleveland shortly after a locker room brawl with closer Goose Gossage that put Gossage on the disabled list for two months.
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