Anthony Johnson

Note: This page is for 1980s outfielder Anthony Johnson; for the major league umpire in then 2010s, click here. For the 1993 Reds draftee who played under the name A.J. Leday, click here.

Anthony Clair Johnson

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
• School LeMoyne-Owen College
• High School Northside High School (Memphis)
• Debut September 27, 1981
• Final Game October 3, 1982
• Born June 23, 1956 in Memphis, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Anthony Johnson led the 1980 Southern League with 60 stolen bases. He played 2 games with the Montreal Expos during the 1981 pennant race, one as a pinch-runner, and the second in the outfield on the last day of the season, after the Expos had clinched a post-season spot.

He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1981 Rule V draft following the season and spent all of 1982 with the Jays, mainly as a pinch-runner and defensive substitute in the outfield.