Profession: Baseball Player
Biography: Alex Johnson was an American baseball outfielder that played for a variety of teams between 1964 and 1976.
These included the 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) and the Detroit Tigers (1976).
Johnson was an All-Star in 1970, during which year he was also batting champion.
His brother, Ron Johnson, was an American football running back with the New York Giants.
Born: December 7, 1942
Birthplace: Helena, Arkansas, USA
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 28, 2015 (aged 72)
Cause of Death: Prostate cancer
Playing Career
- 1964-10-02 Philadelphia's Alex Johnson-Bobby Wine-Tony Taylor-Vic Power combine for Phillies' 3rd triple play of the season (tying MLB record) in 4-3 win v Cincinnati Reds
- 1971-06-26 Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings & 29 fines)
- 1972-08-23 Chicago White Sox Dick Allen is 4th player to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers; previously slugged by only Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, & Alex Johnson
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