Larry Johnson Baseball player
Larry Doby Johnson (August 17, 1950 – May 26, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in 12 games over five Major League seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1972; 1974), Montreal Expos (1975–1976), and Chicago White Sox (1978). Johnson was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).Johnson was named for Larry Doby, the first African-American to play in the American League, a seven-time All-Star outfielder, and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Doby was a star for the hometown Cleveland Indians the year of Johnson's birth.Johnson was selected by the Indians in the ninth round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft. Although he had a 14-year career in minor league baseball and hit an even 100 career minor league home runs, his longest stint as a Major League player was six games for the 1976 Expos.However, Johnson and his namesake, Larry Doby, were teammates (with Doby serving as a coach) on three separate MLB clubs during the 1970s: the 1974 Indians, 1976 Expos and 1978 White Sox. Johnson's last game as a Major Leaguer, on May 25, 1978, preceded by five weeks Doby's July 1 appointment as manager of the White Sox.Johnson died suddenly on May 26, 2013. A day earlier he had spoken to his beloved son, Josh, an infielder for the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, to congratulate him on hitting two homers in one game.
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Career start | October 03, 1972 |
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Career end | May 25, 1978 |
batting side | Right |
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throwing side | Right |