Lou Johnson

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Full Name: Louis Brown Johnson	Primary Position: OF,LF,RF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/170	First Game: April 17, 1960
Birthdate: September 22, 1934	Final Game: September 6, 1969
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
8 Categories

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Lou Johnson (Louis Brown Johnson) was born on September 22, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1960 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 12 home runs and 58 RBI. Johnson played for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and California Angels over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Lou Johnson's best season was 1966, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 73 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1960	CHI	N	34	68	6	14	0	1	.206	.270	.265	2	1	5	19	1	1	3	1	2
1961	LA	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	MIL	N	61	117	22	33	2	13	.282	.349	.453	4	5	11	27	1	0	6	0	1
1965	LA	N	131	468	57	121	12	58	.259	.315	.391	24	1	24	81	16	7	15	8	7
1966	LA	N	152	526	71	143	17	73	.272	.316	.414	20	2	21	75	14	9	8	4	16
1967	LA	N	104	330	39	89	11	41	.270	.330	.418	14	1	24	52	7	7	4	5	9
1968	CLE	A	65	202	25	52	5	23	.257	.298	.396	11	1	9	24	4	0	6	2	4
1968	CHI	N	62	205	14	50	1	14	.244	.289	.356	14	3	6	23	7	2	3	2	6
1968	Total		127	407	39	102	6	37	.251	.294	.376	25	4	15	47	11	2	9	4	10
1969	CAL	A	67	133	10	27	0	9	.203	.272	.263	8	0	10	19	3	1	5	1	2
Total	NL		544	1714	209	450	43	200	.263	.316	.398	78	13	91	277	46	26	39	20	41
Total	AL		133	335	35	79	5	32	.236	.288	.343	19	1	19	43	7	1	11	3	6
Total			677	2049	244	529	48	232	.258	.311	.389	97	14	110	320	53	27	50	23	47

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1960	CHI	N	OF	25	16	155.1	43	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CHI	N	CF	4	2	21.1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CHI	N	RF	13	10	94	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CHI	N	LF	8	4	40	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1961	LA	A	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1961	LA	A	LF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	MIL	N	OF	55	22	269	61	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	MIL	N	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1962	MIL	N	LF	36	6	120.2	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1962	MIL	N	CF	22	16	147.1	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	LA	N	CF	11	8	60.1	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.923
1965	LA	N	OF	128	121	1096	199	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1965	LA	N	RF	4	3	30	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	LA	N	LF	122	110	1005.2	180	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1966	LA	N	LF	107	72	719.2	154	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1966	LA	N	RF	66	63	499.2	87	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1966	LA	N	OF	149	137	1235.1	249	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1966	LA	N	CF	2	2	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	LA	N	OF	91	85	758.1	153	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1967	LA	N	CF	1	1	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	LA	N	LF	81	73	649.1	133	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1967	LA	N	RF	11	11	101	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CLE	A	LF	42	30	274.2	51	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CLE	A	RF	20	19	173	39	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1968	CLE	A	OF	57	49	447.2	87	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1968	CHI	N	LF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	CHI	N	OF	57	55	483	97	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1968	CHI	N	RF	56	55	480	97	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1968	Total		LF	43	30	277.2	52	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	Total		OF	114	104	930.2	184	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.979
1968	Total		RF	76	74	653	136	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1969	CAL	A	RF	23	17	132	22	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1969	CAL	A	LF	23	13	132.1	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	CAL	A	OF	44	30	264.1	56	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.935
Total			LF	421	308	2947.1	585	17	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.985
Total			OF	607	515	4711	945	30	19	6	0	0	0	0	0	.981
Total			CF	40	29	253	62	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.984
Total			RF	194	178	1510.2	294	12	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	.971

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1953).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Jim McAnany (April 1, 1961).
Traded by Los Angeles Angels to Toronto (International) in exchange for Leon Wagner (April 13, 1961).
Traded by Milwaukee Braves with cash to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Chico Fernandez (May 8, 1963).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with $10000 to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Larry Sherry (April 9, 1964).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Paul Popovich and Jim Williams (November 30, 1967).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Willie Smith (June 28, 1968).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to California Angels in exchange for Chuck Hinton (April 4, 1969).

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