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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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	HOU		ATL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
2	2	Apr 8	HOU		ATL	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
3	3	Apr 9	HOU		ATL	W,14-2	GS	29	7.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
4	4	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
5	5	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
6	6	Apr 13	HOU		LAD	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
7	7	Apr 15	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
8	8	Apr 16	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
9	9	Apr 17	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	11	0	1	12	1	1B
10	10	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
11	13 (2)	Apr 20 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS	26	6.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
12	14	Apr 21	HOU		SDP	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
13	17 (2)	Apr 23 (2)	HOU		SFG	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
14	20 (2)	Apr 26	HOU		CIN	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	8	1	2	11	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	25 (4)	May 1	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	26	May 2	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	6	1	0	7	0	C
17	28 (1)	May 4 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,12-8	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
18	39 (10)	May 17	HOU		NYM	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	53 (13)	Jun 2	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
20	65 (11)	Jun 14	HOU	@	STL	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	66	Jun 15	HOU	@	STL	W,8-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
22	69 (2)	Jun 18	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
23	71 (1)	Jun 21	HOU		CIN	L,6-7	CG	65	14.0	13	1	0	14	1	C
24	72	Jun 22	HOU		CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	73	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
26	74	Jun 24	HOU		LAD	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	C
27	77 (2)	Jun 27	HOU		ATL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	81 (3)	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	GS	66	14.1	12	1	1	14	0	C 1B
29	82	Jul 2	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
30	83	Jul 4	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	84	Jul 5 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
32	85	Jul 5 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	86	Jul 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS	32	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
34	87	Jul 7	HOU		MON	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
35	89 (1)	Jul 9	HOU		MON	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
36	91 (1)	Jul 12	HOU		PHI	L,2-14	CG	56	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
37	92	Jul 13	HOU		PHI	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	48	10.1	3	0	1	4	0	C
39	97 (3)	Jul 21	HOU	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	102 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	HOU		SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
41	106 (3)	Jul 29	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
42	107	Jul 30	HOU		SDP	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
43	108	Jul 31	HOU		SDP	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	110 (1)	Aug 2	HOU	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	47	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
45	111	Aug 3 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
46	113 (1)	Aug 4	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-3	GF	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
47	115 (1)	Aug 6	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
48	116	Aug 7	HOU		PIT	W,6-1	GF	21	6.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
49	117	Aug 8	HOU		PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
50	118	Aug 9	HOU		PIT	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
51	119	Aug 10	HOU		PIT	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
52	120	Aug 11	HOU		STL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
53	121	Aug 12	HOU		STL	L,4-5	GS	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B C
54	122	Aug 13	HOU		STL	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
55	123	Aug 14	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
56	124	Aug 15	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
57	125	Aug 16	HOU		CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
58	126	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
59	127	Aug 18	HOU		NYM	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
60	128	Aug 19	HOU		NYM	L,3-6	GS	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B C
61	129	Aug 20	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
62	130	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	49	10.1	8	1	0	9	1	C
63	131	Aug 23	HOU	@	CHC	W,14-12	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
64	132	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-4	GS	30	7.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
65	133	Aug 25	HOU	@	STL	T,3-3	CG	39	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	C
66	134	Aug 26 (1)	HOU	@	STL	L,9-10	CG	50	11.1	9	1	0	10	0	C
67	136 (1)	Aug 27	HOU	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
68	137	Aug 30	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	139 (1)	Sep 1	HOU		ATL	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
70	140	Sep 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
71	141	Sep 3	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
72	142	Sep 4	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
73	143	Sep 5	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GS	22	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
74	148 (4)	Sep 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
75	149	Sep 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
76	153 (3)	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
77	154	Sep 19	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
78	155	Sep 20	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	CG	61	13.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
79	156	Sep 21	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
80	157	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
81	158	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
82	159	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
83	160	Sep 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	1B
84	161	Sep 27	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
85	162	Sep 28	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
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