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Lamar Johnson
Lamar Johnson Sr.

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: September 2, 1950 in Bessemer, AL
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 1974
Final Game: October 2, 1982
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1974	23	CHW	AL	10	30	29	1	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	.345	.333	.345	.678	94	10	3	0	0	1	0	/3D
1975	24	CHW	AL	8	31	30	2	6	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	.200	.226	.400	.626	73	12	0	0	0	0	0	/3D
1976	25	CHW	AL	82	248	222	29	71	11	1	4	33	2	1	19	37	.320	.372	.432	.805	135	96	11	2	1	4	1	D3/7
1977	26	CHW	AL	118	401	374	52	113	12	5	18	65	1	1	24	53	.302	.342	.505	.847	128	189	15	0	0	3	3	D3
1978	27	CHW	AL	148	551	498	52	136	23	2	8	72	6	5	43	46	.273	.329	.376	.705	98	187	17	2	1	7	2	3D
1979	28	CHW	AL	133	526	479	60	148	29	1	12	74	8	2	41	56	.309	.363	.449	.812	119	215	23	2	0	4	1	3D
1980	29	CHW	AL	147	596	541	51	150	26	3	13	81	2	3	47	53	.277	.331	.409	.740	102	221	15	0	1	7	5	3D
1981	30	CHW	AL	41	142	134	10	37	7	0	1	15	0	2	5	14	.276	.298	.351	.649	89	47	5	0	1	2	1	3/D
1982	31	TEX	AL	105	358	324	37	84	11	0	7	38	3	5	31	40	.259	.326	.358	.684	92	116	13	1	2	0	0	D3
9 Seasons				792	2883	2631	294	755	122	12	64	381	22	19	211	307	.287	.338	.415	.754	109	1093	102	7	6	28	13
162 Game Avg.				162	590	538	60	154	25	2	13	78	5	4	43	63	.287	.338	.415	.754	109	224	21	1	1	6	3

CHW (8 yrs)				687	2525	2307	257	671	111	12	57	343	19	14	180	267	.291	.340	.423	.763	111	977	89	6	4	28	13
TEX (1 yr)				105	358	324	37	84	11	0	7	38	3	5	31	40	.259	.326	.358	.684	92	116	13	1	2	0	0

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rtzrd	Rtzhm	Rof	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1974	CHW	AL	23	1B	7	6	48.0	42	40	2	0	8	1.000	-0.1	-2.5	-0.1	-0.3	0.2		0	7.88	6.00	.993	9.69	8.01
1974	CHW	AL	23	DH	3
1975	CHW	AL	24	1B	6	5	47.0	50	46	2	2	4	.960	-0.5	-12.8	-0.5	-0.4	-0.1		0	9.19	8.00	.990	9.84	8.32
1975	CHW	AL	24	DH	2
1976	CHW	AL	25	DH	35
1976	CHW	AL	25	1B	34	27	230.2	232	210	18	4	20	.983	-1.8	-9.4	-1.8	-0.8	-0.9		0	8.90	6.71	.992	9.85	8.88
1976	CHW	AL	25	LF	1	1	10.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.3	-36.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0		0.00	0.00		2.25	1.90
1976	CHW	AL	25	OF	1	1	10.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.3	-36.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0		0.00	0.00		2.43	2.20
1977	CHW	AL	26	DH	68
1977	CHW	AL	26	1B	45	38	354.2	382	346	32	4	31	.990	-3.8	-12.9	-4.8	-2.9	-2.0		1	9.59	8.40	.990	10.02	8.79
1978	CHW	AL	27	1B	108	93	838.0	966	887	71	8	74	.992	3.7	5.3	2.7	-1.1	3.8		1	10.29	8.87	.992	10.05	8.75
1978	CHW	AL	27	DH	36
1979	CHW	AL	28	1B	94	90	718.0	822	748	63	11	62	.987	-2.4	-4.0	-2.4	-2.5	0.2		0	10.17	8.63	.992	10.08	8.85
1979	CHW	AL	28	DH	37
1980	CHW	AL	29	1B	80	77	628.1	734	671	56	7	70	.990	5.1	9.7	5.1	4.2	1.0		0	10.41	9.09	.992	10.02	8.40
1980	CHW	AL	29	DH	66
1981	CHW	AL	30	1B	36	32	255.1	282	264	15	3	31	.989	-1.7	-8.0	-1.7	-1.3	-0.4		0	9.83	7.75	.993	10.06	8.57
1981	CHW	AL	30	DH	2
1982	TEX	AL	31	DH	77
1982	TEX	AL	31	1B	12	12	98.2	111	105	4	2	6	.982	-3.8	-46.2	-3.8	-2.3	-1.5		0	9.94	9.08	.992	9.85	8.51
9 Seasons				1B	422	380	3218.2	3621	3317	263	41	306	.989	-5.3	-2.0	-7.3	-7.4	0.3		2	10.01	8.48	.992	10.02	8.68
9 Seasons				DH	326
1 Season				LF	1	1	10.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.3	-36.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0		0.00	0.00		2.25	1.90
1 Season				OF	1	1	10.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0.3	-36.0	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0		0.00	0.00		2.43	2.20
9 Seasons				TOT	423	381	3228.2	3621	3317	263	41	306	.989	-5.6	-2.1	-7.6	-7.4	-0.0	0	2	9.98	8.46	.981	10.00	8.66
				Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rtzrd	Rtzhm	Rof	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1978 AL--17--10th
1979 AL--23--3rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Monitor Batting - 5 (1496), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 9 (1790), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Bill Terry (967) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Ricky Jordan (964) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Ricky Jordan (961) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Dee Fondy (950) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

January 15, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

March 31, 1983: Released by the Texas Rangers.

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Name and misspellings: Lamar (Sr.) Lamar jhonson Johnson jonhson jonson

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Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 5 (1496), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 9 (1790), Average HOFer ≈ 50