Footer Johnson
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Richard Allan Johnson (Treads)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- School Duke University
- Debut June 22, 1958
- Final Game July 30, 1958
- Born February 15, 1932 in Dayton, OH USA
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Footer Johnson had been at Duke University in the same years as Dick Groat, and signed with the Chicago Cubs in 1952.
He appeared in 8 games for the 1958 Chicago Cubs. He appeared 5 times as a pinch hitter and 3 times as a pinch runner. He never recorded a hit. He did score a run on June 22 in the second game of a doubleheader. He pinch ran for Sammy Taylor in the top of the 9th with the score tied 5-5. after Taylor had doubled off Hal Jeffcoat. Johnson scored on a Chuck Tanner single off of Jeffcoat. The Cubs won the game 8-5. Johnson's run was the go-ahead run.
