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Alex Johnson
Left fielder
Born: (1942-12-07) December 7, 1942 (age 69) Helena, Arkansas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 25, 1964 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1976 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average	.288
Home runs	78
Runs batted in	525
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1964–1965) St. Louis Cardinals (1966–1967) Cincinnati Reds (1968–1969) California Angels (1970–1971) Cleveland Indians (1972) Texas Rangers (1973–1974) New York Yankees (1974–1975) Detroit Tigers (1976)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1970) 1970 AL Batting Champion 1968 NL Comeback Player of the Year

Alexander Johnson (born December 7, 1942, in Helena, Arkansas is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder and designated hitter over parts of 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. While playing for Cincinnati in 1968 and 1969, he batted over .300 both times, finishing 4th and 6th, respectively, in batting average in the National League. However, in both years, he led National League outfielders in errors. Following the 1969 season, Johnson was traded with Chico Ruiz to the California Angels for pitchers Pedro Borbon‚ Jim McGlothlin, and Vern Geishert. Johnson had his best season in 1970, winning the American League batting title by a fraction of a percentage point over Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox, although he led league outfielders in errors and was 2nd in grounding out into double plays. He played with 4 other teams before retiring, always with a potent bat but being a liability in the field.

Johnson turned down many football scholarships to pursue his dream of baseball. His brother, Ron, was a running back, notably for the New York Giants.

After Johnson retired he lived in Detroit and took over Johnson Trucking Service, which was founded by his father, Arthur Johnson, in the 1940s. ^[1]

References

^ "Alex Johnson's Bitterness Toward Baseball Still Evident 19 Years After the Angels Suspended Their Only Batting Champion for Lacking Effort". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-24/sports/sp-1096_1_american-alex-johnson-angels. Retrieved 1990-06-24.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Baseball Library
SABR BioProject - Alex Johnson

Preceded by Mike McCormick	NL Comeback Player of the Year 1968	Succeeded by Tommie Agee
Preceded by Rod Carew	American League Batting Champion 1970	Succeeded by Tony Oliva

American League Batting Title

1901: Lajoie
1902: Disputed
1903: Lajoie
1904: Lajoie
1905: Flick
1906: Stone
1907: Cobb
1908: Cobb
1909: Cobb
1910: Disputed
1911: Cobb
1912: Cobb
1913: Cobb
1914: Cobb
1915: Cobb
1916: Speaker
1917: Cobb
1918: Cobb
1919: Cobb
1920: Sisler
1921: Heilmann
1922: Sisler
1923: Heilmann
1924: Ruth
1925: Heilmann
1926: Manush
1927: Heilmann
1928: Goslin
1929: Fonseca
1930: Simmons
1931: Simmons
1932: Alexander
1933: Foxx
1934: Gehrig
1935: Myer
1936: Appling
1937: Gehringer
1938: Foxx
1939: DiMaggio
1940: DiMaggio
1941: T. Williams
1942: T. Williams
1943: Appling
1944: Boudreau
1945: Stirnweiss
1946: Vernon
1947: T. Williams
1948: T. Williams
1949: Kell
1950: Goodman
1951: Fain
1952: Fain
1953: Vernon
1954: Ávila
1955: Kaline
1956: Mantle
1957: T. Williams
1958: T. Williams
1959: Kuenn
1960: Runnels
1961: Cash
1962: Runnels
1963: Yastrzemski
1964: Oliva
1965: Oliva
1966: Robinson
1967: Yastrzemski
1968: Yastrzemski
1969: Carew
1970: Johnson
1971: Oliva
1972: Carew
1973: Carew
1974: Carew
1975: Carew
1976: Brett
1977: Carew
1978: Carew
1979: Lynn
1980: Brett
1981: Lansford
1982: Wilson
1983: Boggs
1984: Mattingly
1985: Boggs
1986: Boggs
1987: Boggs
1988: Boggs
1989: Puckett
1990: Brett
1991: Franco
1992: Martínez
1993: Olerud
1994: O'Neill
1995: Martínez
1996: Rodriguez
1997: Thomas
1998: B. Williams
1999: Garciaparra
2000: Garciaparra
2001: Ichiro
2002: Ramirez
2003: Mueller
2004: Ichiro
2005: Young
2006: Mauer
2007: Ordóñez
2008: Mauer
2009: Mauer
2010: Hamilton
2011: Cabrera

TSN National League Comeback Player of the Year Award

1965: Law
1966: Regan
1967: McCormick
1968: A. Johnson
1969: Agee
1970: Hickman
1971: Downing
1972: Tolan
1973: D. Johnson
1974: Wynn
1975: Jones
1976: John
1977: McCovey
1978: Stargell
1979: Brock
1980: Reuss
1981: Knepper
1982: Morgan
1983: Denny
1984: Andújar
1985: Reuschel
1986: Knight
1987: Sutcliffe
1988: Leary
1989: Smith
1990: Tudor
1991: Pendleton
1992: Sheffield
1993: Galarraga
1994: Wallach
1995: Gant
1996: Davis
1997: Daulton
1998: Vaughn
1999: Henderson
2000: Galarraga
2001: Morris
2002: Lieberthal
2003: López
2004: Carpenter
2005: Griffey, Jr.
2006: Garciaparra
2007: Young
2008: Tatis
2009: Carpenter
2010: Hudson
2011: Berkman

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Alex
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 7, 1942
Place of birth	Helena, Arkansas
Date of death
Place of death

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