Cliff Johnson

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: July 22, 1947 in San Antonio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wheatley HS (San Antonio, TX).

High School: Wheatley HS (San Antonio, TX)

Debut: September 13, 1972 (Age 25-053d, 13,313th in major league history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1986 (Age 39-070d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Clifford Johnson

Nicknames: Heathcliff

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Mike Easler

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.2

3945

1016

196

.258

539

RBI

699

OBP

.355

SLG

.459

OPS

.815

OPS+

125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-13 / in Starts: 8-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1977	ALCS g1	Oct 5	NYY		KCR	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	.62	0.025	19.38	0.49%	0.61	DH
2	1977	ALCS g2	Oct 6	NYY		KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	6	1.18	0.307	33.70	5.21%	1.36	DH
3	1977	ALCS g3	Oct 7	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.889	1.333	9	.07	-0.002	2.90	-0.04%	-0.11	PH
4	1977	ALCS g4	Oct 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.692	1.077	6	.91	-0.043	34.81	-1.06%	-0.84	DH
5	1977	ALCS g5	Oct 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.438	.733	1.171	5	1.07	0.061	89.45	2.83%	0.44	DH
6	1977	WS g2	Oct 12	NYY		LAD	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.688	1.099	8	.48	-0.014	25.45	-0.49%	-0.23	PH
7	1977	WS g5	Oct 16	NYY	@	LAD	L,4-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.412	.688	1.099	3						C
1978 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1978	ALCS g2	Oct 4	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-10	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.16	-0.012	33.17	-0.19%	-0.08	PH
9	1978	WS g1	Oct 10	NYY	@	LAD	L,5-11	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.32	-0.008	16.73	-0.24%	-0.40	PH
10	1978	WS g2	Oct 11	NYY	@	LAD	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.90	-0.122	153.85	-3.57%	-0.47	PH
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1981	ALDS g2	Oct 7	OAK	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	3	1.45	0.023	20.59	0.24%	0.38	DH
12	1981	ALDS g3	Oct 9	OAK		KCR	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	3	.72	0.015	6.28	0.07%	0.17	DH
13	1981	ALCS g1	Oct 13	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	3	1.33	0.051	41.64	0.86%	0.27	DH
14	1981	ALCS g3	Oct 15	OAK		NYY	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.231	.497	3	1.00	-0.051	24.39	-0.76%	-0.39	DH
1985 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1985	ALCS g1	Oct 8	TOR		KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	4	.51	0.023	13.40	0.32%	0.41	DH
16	1985	ALCS g2	Oct 9	TOR		KCR	W,6-5	GS-6	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.714	1.143	4	1.15	0.050	30.53	0.92%	0.52	DH
17	1985	ALCS g3	Oct 11	TOR	@	KCR	L,5-6	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.667	1.111	5	.51	-0.014	10.63	-0.15%	0.02	PH
18	1985	ALCS g4	Oct 12	TOR	@	KCR	W,3-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.545	.962	4	.99	-0.013	30.04	-0.11%	0.06	DH
19	1985	ALCS g5	Oct 13	TOR	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	4	1.18	-0.118	20.78	-1.15%	-1.01	DH
20	1985	ALCS g6	Oct 15	TOR		KCR	L,3-5	6-GF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.444	.529	.974	5	1.88	0.164	71.74	4.06%	1.27	PH
21	1985	ALCS g7	Oct 16	TOR		KCR	L,2-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.400	.474	.874	5	.97	-0.055	80.84	-2.99%	-0.51	PH
									56	51	3	15	5	0	1	4	4	0	10	0	1	0		1	0	0	.294	.345	.451	.796

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