Lamar Johnson

Positions: First Baseman and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: September 2, 1950 in Bessemer, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wenonah HS (Birmingham, AL).

High School: Wenonah HS (Birmingham, AL)

Debut: May 18, 1974 (Age 23-258d, 13,489th in major league history)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1982 (Age 32-030d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: George Andrews

Full Name: Lamar Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

2631

755

.287

294

RBI

381

OBP

.338

SLG

.415

OPS

.754

OPS+

109

Summary of 64 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 8 tying, 21 go ahead

2 Tms
CHW	57
TEX	7

Platoon
vs LHP	33
vs RHP	31

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	29

Outs
2	23
1	21
0	20

14 Opps
OAK	9
MIL	8
MIN	7
SEA	7
BOS	6
BAL	6
KCR	4
CAL	4
CLE	4
TEX	3
DET	2
TOR	2
NYY	1
CHW	1

51 Pitchers
Bill Travers	4
John Montague	2
Matt Keough	2
Dave Rajsich	2
Mike Norris	2
Rick Waits	2
Frank Tanana	2
Sammy Stewart	2
Tom Burgmeier	2
Joe Coleman	2
Steve Stone	2
Al Hrabosky	1
Britt Burns	1
Steve McCatty	1
Geoff Zahn	1
Joe Decker	1
Al Fitzmorris	1
Grant Jackson	1
Rick Honeycutt	1
Jesse Jefferson	1
David Clyde	1
Bob Sykes	1
Larry Gura	1
Pete Redfern	1
Bob Lacey	1
Scott McGregor	1
Bill Butler	1
Bob Ojeda	1
Dan Boitano	1
Lary Sorensen	1
Paul Mitchell	1
Bob Galasso	1
Roger Erickson	1
Wayne Simpson	1
Jim Wright	1
Luis Tiant	1
Jack Morris	1
Mike Kekich	1
Jerry Koosman	1
Doc Medich	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Paul Thormodsgard	1
Enrique Romo	1
Don Hood	1
Vida Blue	1
Steve Renko	1
Bob McClure	1
Bob Stanley	1
Jerry Garvin	1
Ron Guidry	1
Tom House	1

15 Parks
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	28
RingCentral Col (OAK)	5
Fenway Pk (BOS)	4
County Stad (MIL)	4
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	41
8	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	58
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
1--	13
12-	7
--3	6
-2-	6
-23	1

105 RBI
RISP	20
0 on	31
1 on	25
2 on	8
Any on	33

Inning
1	7
2	6
3	8
4	6
5	9
6	8
7	6
8	10
9	4

1-3	21
4-6	23
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	5
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	13
-1	13
-2	8
-3	3
-4..	9

Ahead	18
Tied	13
Behind	33

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	40
DH	21
PH/DH	2
PH	1

OrderPos
4th	43
6th	11
5th	7
3rd	2
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	28
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1975-09-10	CHW		CAL	Frank Tanana	behind 0-4	b 5	1	---	1	6	3	0.062	16%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1976-07-18	CHW		MIL	Bill Travers	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-23	3	4	3	0.175	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Bell Scores; J. Orta Scores
3	3	2	2	1976-07-18	CHW		MIL	Bill Travers	ahead 6-0	b 2	2	---	1	4	3	0.019	97%		Home Run
4	4	3	1	1976-07-25 (2)	CHW		MIN	Tom Burgmeier	behind 3-4	b 7	0	12-	3	4	PH/DH	0.364	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Garr Scores; J. Orta Scores
5	5	4	1	1976-09-13 (2)	CHW		KCR	Al Fitzmorris	behind 1-3	b 7	0	---	1	5	DH	0.145	34%		Home Run
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1977-04-22	CHW	@	OAK	Vida Blue	ahead 5-2	t 5	2	--3	2	6	DH	0.095	93%		Home Run; R. Zisk Scores
7	7	2	1	1977-05-15	CHW		CLE	Don Hood	behind 2-4	b 8	2	---	1	6	PH/DH	0.105	20%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	1977-05-28	CHW	@	NYY	Ron Guidry	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	DH	0.185	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Bannister Scores
9	9	4	1	1977-06-19 (1)	CHW		OAK	Mike Norris	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	6	3	0.112	62%		Home Run
10	10	5	2	1977-06-19 (1)	CHW		OAK	Mike Norris	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---	1	6	3	0.143	71%		Home Run
11	11	6	1	1977-06-23	CHW		CAL	Wayne Simpson	behind 1-2	b 5	0	---	1	4	3	0.153	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	7	1	1977-06-24	CHW	@	MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	behind 3-6	t 6	1	---	1	4	3	0.076	19%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	8	1	1977-06-26	CHW	@	MIN	Bill Butler	behind 1-8	t 3	1	1--	2	3	3	0.041	8%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lemon Scores
14	14	9	1	1977-06-28	CHW		SEA	John Montague	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	1--	2	4	DH	0.075	93%		Home Run; C. Lemon Scores
15	15	10	1	1977-07-05	CHW	@	SEA	Tom House	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	1--	2	4	DH	0.187	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Bannister Scores
16	16	11	1	1977-07-10	CHW	@	DET	Bob Sykes	behind 1-3	t 4	0	---	1	4	DH	0.105	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	12	1	1977-07-22	CHW	@	TOR	Jerry Garvin	ahead 3-2	t 8	1	12-	3	5	DH	0.180	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Bannister Scores; R. Zisk Scores
18	18	13	1	1977-08-08	CHW		SEA	Bob Galasso	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.185	71%		Home Run; A. Bannister Scores
19	19	14	2	1977-08-08	CHW		SEA	Enrique Romo	tied 4-4	b 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.419	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
20	20	15	1	1977-08-21 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	Bill Travers	behind 1-2	t 6	2	---	1	4	DH	0.166	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	16	1	1977-08-27	CHW		MIL	Bill Travers	behind 3-4	b 5	1	---	1	4	DH	0.157	54%		Home Run
22	22	17	1	1977-09-21	CHW		OAK	Joe Coleman	behind 5-6	b 5	2	---	1	5	3	0.160	52%		Home Run
23	23	18	1	1977-10-01 (2)	CHW		SEA	Mike Kekich	behind 0-1	b 1	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.185	61%		Home Run; J. Orta Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1978-05-02	CHW	@	MIL	Lary Sorensen	tied 2-2	t 8	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.380	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Kessinger Scores
25	25	2	1	1978-05-10	CHW		MIN	Roger Erickson	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	--3	2	5	3	0.124	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Kessinger Scores
26	26	3	1	1978-05-21 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	Joe Coleman	ahead 4-2	t 9	1	-2-	2	4	3	0.045	99%		Home Run; J. Orta Scores
27	27	4	1	1978-05-30	CHW		CAL	Frank Tanana	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	1	4	3	0.083	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	5	1	1978-06-29	CHW	@	SEA	Rick Honeycutt	ahead 6-5	t 7	1	---	1	4	3	0.134	81%		Home Run
29	29	6	1	1978-07-06	CHW		BOS	Tom Burgmeier	behind 4-6	b 8	0	---	1	4	3	0.140	29%		Home Run
30	30	7	1	1978-08-01	CHW	@	BOS	Luis Tiant	behind 0-1	t 4	2	-2-	2	6	3	0.224	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Garr Scores
31	31	8	1	1978-08-07	CHW	@	KCR	Al Hrabosky	behind 2-3	t 7	2	12-	3	4	3	0.511	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Molinaro Scores; T. Bosley Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1979-04-22	CHW	@	CLE	Rick Waits	behind 2-8	t 9	1	12-	3	5	3	0.010	1%		Home Run; C. Lemon Scores; W. Nordhagen Scores; L. Johnson Scores
33	33	2	1	1979-05-30	CHW		CLE	Rick Waits	behind 0-2	b 3	2	12-	3	6	3	0.309	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Soderholm Scores/unER; A. Bannister Scores/unER; L. Johnson Scores/unER
34	34	3	1	1979-06-06	CHW	@	BOS	Jim Wright	ahead 4-0	t 5	1	---	1	4	3	0.045	92%		Home Run
35	35	4	1	1979-06-21	CHW		SEA	Joe Decker	ahead 3-0	b 1	1	1--	2	6	3	0.093	90%		Home Run; A. Bannister Scores; L. Johnson Scores
36	36	5	1	1979-06-29	CHW	@	MIN	Jerry Koosman	behind 0-5	t 8	2	--3	2	4	3	0.025	4%		Home Run; J. Moore Scores; L. Johnson Scores
37	37	6	1	1979-06-30	CHW	@	MIN	Geoff Zahn	behind 1-16	t 9	0	---	1	4	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Johnson Scores
38	38	7	1	1979-07-05	CHW	@	CLE	David Clyde	behind 3-4	t 6	0	---	1	4	3	0.158	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	8	1	1979-07-19 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	Dave Rajsich	behind 3-4	t 5	1	12-	3	4	3	0.317	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Orta Scores; C. Washington Scores; L. Johnson Scores
40	40	9	1	1979-08-03	CHW	@	TOR	Jesse Jefferson	ahead 7-4	t 5	0	---	1	4	3	0.060	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Johnson Scores
41	41	10	1	1979-08-18	CHW	@	BOS	Steve Renko	behind 1-5	t 4	0	---	1	4	DH	0.064	20%		Home Run
42	42	11	1	1979-08-21 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	Paul Mitchell	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	DH	0.102	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	12	1	1979-09-05	CHW	@	CAL	John Montague	behind 4-6	t 7	0	1--	2	4	DH	0.259	50%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Squires Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1980-04-11	CHW		BAL	Mike Flanagan	behind 0-2	b 1	1	12-	3	4	3	0.240	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Bannister Scores; J. Morrison Scores
45	45	2	1	1980-04-12	CHW		BAL	Steve Stone	ahead 1-0	b 6	0	---	1	4	DH	0.106	85%		Home Run
46	46	3	1	1980-04-20	CHW	@	BAL	Sammy Stewart	ahead 3-1	t 4	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.144	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Molinaro Scores
47	47	4	1	1980-04-24	CHW	@	BOS	Bob Stanley	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--	2	4	3	0.165	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Molinaro Scores
48	48	5	1	1980-05-05	CHW		MIL	Dan Boitano	tied 7-7	b 6	2	1--	2	4	3	0.291	83%		Home Run (LF-CF); B. Molinaro Scores
49	49	6	1	1980-05-30	CHW	@	KCR	Larry Gura	behind 1-9	t 7	0	---	1	4	DH	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	7	1	1980-06-04 (1)	CHW		TEX	Doc Medich	behind 1-4	b 8	2	--3	2	4	DH	0.133	19%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Squires Scores
51	51	8	1	1980-06-04 (2)	CHW		TEX	Dave Rajsich	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	---	1	4	DH	0.106	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	9	1	1980-06-13	CHW	@	DET	Jack Morris	behind 2-8	t 8	2	1--	2	4	3	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lemon Scores
53	53	10	1	1980-06-28	CHW	@	OAK	Matt Keough	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.111	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	11	1	1980-07-06 (2)	CHW		OAK	Bob Lacey	behind 2-4	b 8	0	---	1	3	PH	0.141	30%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	12	1	1980-07-10	CHW		BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 1-9	b 8	1	---	1	4	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	13	1	1980-08-05	CHW	@	BAL	Steve Stone	tied 0-0	t 1	2	--3	2	4	3	0.173	66%		Home Run; J. Morrison Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1981-09-26	CHW	@	OAK	Steve McCatty	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.120	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1982-04-17	TEX	@	MIL	Bob McClure	behind 1-2	t 6	1	1--	2	5	3	0.311	65%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Roberts Scores/unER
59	59	2	1	1982-05-06	TEX		BOS	Bob Ojeda	behind 0-3	b 4	2	--3	2	4	3	0.182	37%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Wright Scores
60	60	3	1	1982-05-28	TEX		KCR	Grant Jackson	ahead 5-2	b 8	1	-2-	2	7	DH	0.017	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Sundberg Scores
61	61	4	1	1982-06-19	TEX	@	MIN	Pete Redfern	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	DH	0.106	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	5	1	1982-07-04	TEX	@	OAK	Matt Keough	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	1	6	DH	0.110	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
63	63	6	1	1982-08-27 (2)	TEX	@	BAL	Sammy Stewart	tied 2-2	t 3	1	1--	2	6	DH	0.195	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Parrish Scores
64	64	7	1	1982-09-02	TEX	@	CHW	Britt Burns	tied 3-3	t 6	1	1--	2	6	DH	0.263	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Hostetler Scores