Cliff Johnson

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: July 22, 1947 in San Antonio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wheatley HS (San Antonio, TX).

High School: Wheatley HS (San Antonio, TX)

Debut: September 13, 1972 (Age 25-053d, 13,313th in major league history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1986 (Age 39-070d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Clifford Johnson

Nicknames: Heathcliff

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Mike Easler

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.2

3945

1016

196

.258

539

RBI

699

OBP

.355

SLG

.459

OPS

.815

OPS+

125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	39-37 / in Starts: 25-21
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 205 PAs	19
Actual Runners on Base	144 (81-43-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 205 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	125 (61-42-22)

Most Driven In
Self	6
C Chambliss	5
L Piniella	4
R Jackson	2
G Nettles	1
M Heath	1
R White	0

Most Driven In By
Self	6
B Dent	4
R White	2
W Randolph	2
J Spencer	1
M Rivers	1
P Blair	1
C Chambliss	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	433	1	Apr 8	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.65	-0.186	2.02	-0.14%	-1.07	C
2	434	2	Apr 9	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8	1.39	-0.036	1.52	-0.02%	-0.78	C
3	435	3	Apr 10	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8	.46	-0.012	.54	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
4	436	4	Apr 11	NYY	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	7	1.02	-0.129	1.38	-0.11%	-1.60	DH
5	437	7 (2)	Apr 15	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	7	1.06	-0.029	1.06	-0.02%	-0.32	C
6	438	8	Apr 16	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	7	.69	-0.028	.75	-0.02%	-0.46	C
7	439	9	Apr 17	NYY		BAL	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	7	1.15	-0.091	1.57	-0.08%	-1.26	DH
8	440	11 (1)	Apr 19	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.296	.538	7	1.41	0.148	1.80	0.11%	1.06	DH
9	441	12	Apr 21	NYY		MIL	L,2-9	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.333	.606	7	.43	0.016	.51	0.01%	0.18	DH
10	442	13	Apr 22	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	CG(12)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.256	.286	.542	6	1.99	-0.238	2.11	-0.15%	-1.26	C
11	443	15 (1)	Apr 24	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154	.250	.256	.506	6	.41	-0.029	.45	-0.02%	-0.88	DH
12	444	17 (1)	Apr 28	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.244	.250	.494	8	.45	-0.013	.50	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
13	445	18	Apr 29	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.256	.506	7	.74	-0.042	.90	-0.03%	-0.33	DH
14	446	19	Apr 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.245	.250	.495	7	.83	-0.020	.93	-0.01%	-0.29	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	447	20	May 1	NYY		KCR	W,8-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.264	.277	.541	8	.82	0.102	1.05	0.08%	0.62	DH
16	448	21	May 2	NYY		KCR	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.250	.260	.510	8	1.67	-0.171	2.29	-0.14%	-1.37	DH
17	449	23 (1)	May 5	NYY		TEX	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.233	.241	.474	8	.34	-0.037	.48	-0.03%	-1.36	DH
18	450	24	May 6	NYY		TEX	L,5-9	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.232	.482	8	.81	0.006	1.33	0.01%	0.22	DH
19	451	34 (9)	May 19	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.232	.482	3						C
20	452	35	May 20	NYY	@	TOR	L,8-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.246	.228	.474	9	2.81	-0.071	4.93	-0.08%	-0.42	PH
21	453	36	May 21 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.261	.283	.544	8	.88	0.199	1.53	0.21%	1.75	C
22	454	37	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-1	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.274	.286	.560	8	.43	0.058	.79	0.06%	0.91	DH
23	455	38	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.273	.284	.556	8	.35	-0.020	.73	-0.03%	-0.53	DH
24	456	39	May 25	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.278	.304	.583	8	.93	0.126	1.92	0.16%	0.94	DH
25	457	40	May 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.272	.296	.567	8	1.22	-0.060	2.44	-0.07%	-0.49	DH
26	458	43 (2)	May 28 (2)	NYY		TOR	W,6-5	CG(13)	6	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.299	.320	.619	7	1.73	0.222	3.40	0.26%	1.57	C
27	459	44	May 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.321	.621	7	.52	-0.024	1.06	-0.03%	-0.13	DH
28	460	46 (1)	May 31	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.312	.338	.649	7	1.22	-0.010	2.45	-0.01%	0.10	DH C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	461	47	Jun 1	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.313	.329	.642	7	1.93	-0.045	3.96	-0.06%	-0.43	C
30	462	48	Jun 2	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.313	.329	.643	7	1.27	0.129	2.26	0.14%	1.19	DH
31	463	50 (1)	Jun 4	NYY	@	OAK	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.314	.341	.655	8	1.69	-0.062	2.96	-0.07%	-0.58	DH
32	464	51	Jun 5	NYY	@	SEA	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.311	.330	.641	7	.31	-0.004	.52	0.00%	-0.33	C
33	465	54 (2)	Jun 9	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.327	.344	.671	8	1.56	0.065	2.71	0.07%	0.44	DH
34	466	55	Jun 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.324	.340	.665	3	3.47	-0.079	6.06	-0.08%	-0.34	C
35	467	59 (3)	Jun 14	NYY		SEA	W,11-9	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.330	.379	.709	9	1.75	0.409	2.42	0.34%	1.79	PH
36	468	61 (1)	Jun 16	NYY		CAL	L,7-10	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.336	.379	.715	9	.05	0.002	.07	0.00%	0.25	C
37	469	63 (1)	Jun 18	NYY		CAL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.325	.364	.688	8	2.45	-0.383	3.03	-0.29%	-1.84	C
38	470	64	Jun 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.331	.364	.694	7	.09	0.003	.17	0.00%	0.39	PH
39	471	67 (2)	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.328	.360	.688	3	2.85	-0.072	3.16	-0.05%	-0.23	C
40	472	73 (5)	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.325	.350	.675	3	.90	-0.035	1.20	-0.03%	-0.71	C
41	473	74	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.323	.346	.669	7	.05	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.31	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	474	76 (1)	Jul 1	NYY		DET	L,4-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.320	.343	.663	2	.05	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.09	C
43	475	79 (2)	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.317	.340	.657	3	.05	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.11	C
44	476	80	Jul 5	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.310	.330	.640	7	.93	-0.069	.91	-0.04%	-0.47	DH
45	477	83 (2)	Jul 8	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.308	.354	.662	6	.64	-0.003	.59	0.00%	0.25	DH
46	478	84	Jul 9	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.309	.353	.662	6	.92	-0.031	.56	-0.01%	-0.39	DH
47	479	86 (1)	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	9-10	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.314	.385	.698	8	2.48	0.472	1.19	0.14%	1.00	PH
48	480	87	Jul 15	NYY		KCR	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.314	.385	.698	9						C
49	481	88	Jul 16	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.307	.375	.682	5	1.08	-0.080	.46	-0.02%	-0.65	1B
50	482	89	Jul 17	NYY		KCR	L,7-9	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.305	.372	.677	4	1.46	-0.041	.43	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
51	483	90	Jul 19	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.310	.371	.681	7	1.08	-0.035	.22	0.00%	-0.20	DH
52	484	91	Jul 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.315	.365	.681	7	.57	0.008	.12	0.00%	-0.04	DH
53	485	92	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	6-6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.320	.365	.685	9	3.39	0.022	.93	0.00%	0.17	PH
54	486	103 (10)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.320	.365	.685	6						PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	487	105 (1)	Aug 1	NYY		TEX	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.312	.354	.666	8	.47	-0.053	.49	-0.03%	-1.23	C
56	488	106	Aug 2 susp	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	CG(17)	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.298	.336	.634	8	1.45	-0.241	2.99	-0.30%	-1.62	C
57	489	108 (1)	Aug 4	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.302	.336	.638	9	1.83	0.042	1.34	0.02%	0.20	PH
58	490	115 (6)	Aug 12	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.173	.299	.331	.630	6	1.25	-0.086	1.76	-0.07%	-0.77	DH
59	491	122 (6)	Aug 20	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.293	.324	.617	8	.66	-0.049	.66	-0.03%	-0.59	DH
60	492	124 (1)	Aug 23	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.292	.322	.613	9	2.22	-0.048	2.14	-0.03%	-0.45	PH
61	493	129 (4)	Aug 29	NYY		CAL	W,4-3	9-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.294	.319	.614	8	3.37	-0.023	3.16	-0.01%	0.28	PH
62	494	130	Aug 30	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS-7	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.299	.331	.630	8	2.04	0.122	1.92	0.07%	0.90	DH
63	495	131	Aug 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.299	.331	.631	8	.70	0.031	.82	0.02%	0.14	DH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
64	496	134 (2)	Sep 3	NYY		SEA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.304	.335	.639	8	.42	0.077	.73	0.08%	1.11	DH
65	497	135	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		DET	W,9-1	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.308	.335	.643	4	.08	0.003	.13	0.00%	0.33	PH
66	498	136	Sep 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.306	.333	.639	8	3.32	-0.077	6.68	-0.09%	-0.27	PH
67	499	139 (2)	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-3	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.308	.342	.650	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH
68	500	140	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,13-2	6-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.303	.335	.639	4	.00	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.61	PH
69	501	149 (8)	Sep 18	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.307	.335	.642	9	3.65	0.108	15.51	0.28%	0.66	PH
70	502	150	Sep 19	NYY		MIL	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.305	.333	.639	9	2.25	-0.052	9.64	-0.13%	-0.27	PH
71	503	151	Sep 20 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.309	.352	.661	8	.44	0.061	2.49	0.21%	1.29	DH
72	504	152	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.313	.363	.676	8	.98	-0.029	5.90	-0.11%	-0.03	DH
73	505	153	Sep 21	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.307	.355	.662	8	.64	-0.067	3.19	-0.20%	-1.03	DH
74	506	155 (1)	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-10	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.305	.353	.658	3	.05	-0.001	.26	0.00%	-0.35	C
75	507	157 (1)	Sep 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.304	.351	.654	1	.13	-0.003	.97	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
76	508	160 (2)	Sep 29	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.307	.351	.658	9	2.45	0.099	21.99	0.53%	0.37	PH
							39-37		205	174	20	32	9	1	6	19	30	5	32	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	.184	.307	.351	.658		1.09	-0.387	1.81	0.12%	-8.59

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