Larry Johnson
Larry Doby Johnson
Born: August 17, 1950
Cleveland, OH US
Deceased: May 26, 2013
Tampa, FL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 9 (1968 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: East Tech HS (Cleveland, OH)
Career: 1968-1982
Major League Statistics
Larry Johnson compiled a career batting average of .263 with 114 home runs and 570 RBI in his 1400-game career with the Indians, Statesville/Monroe Indians, Waterbury Indians, Reno Silver Sox, Jacksonville Suns, Elmira Pioneers, San Antonio Brewers, Oklahoma City 89ers, Memphis Blues, Denver Bears, Iowa Oaks, Rochester Red Wings, Miami Amigos, Evansville Triplets and Veracruz Aguila. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
 Reno Silver Sox |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Memphis Blues |
 Denver Bears |
 Iowa Oaks |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Miami Amigos |
 Evansville Triplets |
 Veracruz Aguila |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | R | GULF | Indians | 29 | 78 | 72 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .347 | .397 | .444 | .842 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | 83 | 296 | 249 | 30 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 38 | .269 | .359 | .357 | .717 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1969 | R | GULF | Indians | 6 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .316 | .250 | .566 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 89 | 329 | 293 | 36 | 76 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 56 | .259 | .335 | .358 | .694 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 101 | 359 | 312 | 42 | 76 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 62 | .244 | .326 | .365 | .691 | 114 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 115 | 377 | 334 | 33 | 80 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 51 | .240 | .315 | .374 | .689 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 54 | 165 | 151 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 32 | .318 | .362 | .556 | .918 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | 37 | 144 | 127 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .283 | .348 | .441 | .788 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 74 | 256 | 236 | 35 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 43 | .246 | .294 | .403 | .697 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 108 | 365 | 320 | 33 | 76 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 39 | .238 | .313 | .338 | .650 | 108 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 84 | 270 | 235 | 37 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 45 | .289 | .369 | .536 | .906 | 126 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 94 | 327 | 280 | 54 | 78 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 34 | .279 | .377 | .454 | .831 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 112 | 425 | 368 | 44 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 46 | 54 | .258 | .341 | .405 | .746 | 149 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IAML | Miami Amigos | 62 | 224 | 224 | 47 | 71 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 8 | .317 | .317 | .478 | .795 | 107 | ||||||||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 40 | 144 | 131 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | .313 | .357 | .427 | .784 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 65 | 227 | 196 | 28 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 20 | .270 | .357 | .413 | .770 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 26 | 92 | 74 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | .189 | .341 | .392 | .733 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 101 | 329 | 290 | 42 | 76 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 28 | .262 | .315 | .424 | .739 | 123 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguila | 115 | 431 | 368 | 35 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 40 | .226 | .318 | .321 | .638 | 118 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| Totals | 1400 | 4874 | 4291 | 572 | 1128 | 185 | 38 | 114 | 570 | 94 | 48 | 481 | 596 | .263 | .336 | .403 | .739 | 1731 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | R | GULF | Indians | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1968 | R | GULF | Indians | C | 26 | 114 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 5.038 | 5 | |||
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | C | 74 | 448 | 53 | 10 | 6 | .980 | 6.770 | 34 | |||
| 1969 | R | GULF | Indians | C | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | C | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .939 | 7.750 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | 3B | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1970 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | C | 85 | 745 | 63 | 14 | 8 | .983 | 9.506 | 25 | |||
| 1970 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | C | 94 | 571 | 53 | 3 | 11 | .995 | 6.638 | 15 | |||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1971 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 1B | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 11.000 | ||||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | C | 90 | 514 | 53 | 9 | 3 | .984 | 6.300 | 24 | |||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | OF | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.200 | ||||
| 1973 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | C | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 1 | |||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | OF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| 1973 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 24 | 155 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .988 | 6.792 | 5 | |||
| 1973 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | OF | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.273 | ||||
| 1973 | AA | TL | San Antonio Brewers | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 44 | 243 | 20 | 9 | 3 | .967 | 5.977 | 7 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | C | 84 | 379 | 40 | 5 | 7 | .988 | 4.988 | 8 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | OF | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .571 | ||||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 1B | 4 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .867 | 6.500 | ||||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | C | 73 | 352 | 51 | 9 | 5 | .978 | 5.521 | 4 | |||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | C | 67 | 376 | 35 | 4 | 4 | .990 | 6.134 | 3 | |||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | OF | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .857 | ||||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | OF | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .625 | ||||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | C | 60 | 331 | 37 | 5 | 1 | .987 | 6.133 | 5 | |||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 22 | 102 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .982 | 4.909 | 2 | |||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.154 | ||||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1980 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.222 | 1 | |||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | C | 48 | 237 | 31 | 3 | 5 | .989 | 5.583 | 5 | |||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | C | 79 | 368 | 29 | 11 | 5 | .973 | 5.025 | 3 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | OF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 | ||||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 1B | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 5.333 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguila | C | 82 | 358 | 66 | 6 | 8 | .986 | 5.171 | 4 | |||
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguila | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Veracruz Aguila | 1B | 13 | 96 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .981 | 8.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1098 | 5641 | 602 | 110 | 84 | .983 | 5.686 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | R | Gulf Coast League | Indians | CLE | ||
| 1969 | A | Western Carolinas League | Statesville/Monroe Indians | CLE | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Indians | CLE | ||
| 1969 | R | Gulf Coast League | Indians | CLE | ||
| 1970 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1971 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | CLE | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | CLE | ||
| 1973 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Brewers | CLE | ||
| 1973 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | CLE | ||
| 1974 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | CLE | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | MON | ||
| 1976 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MON | ||
| 1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MON | ||
| 1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | CHA | ||
| 1979 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Inter-American League | Miami Amigos | |||
| 1980 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Mexican League | Veracruz Aguila |
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