Roy Johnson

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Roy Johnson

Born:	February 23, 1903
Birthplace:	Pryor, Oklahoma
Hometown:	N/A
Height:	5' 9"
Weight:	175 lbs.
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1928: Traded from PCL to the Detroit Tigers
College:
High School:
Other Teams:	Detroit Tigers 1929-1931 NY Yankees 1936-1937 Boston Bees 1937-1938
Years with Boston:	1932 - 1935

1 Overall Career
2 Johnson's Moments in the Sun
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Roy Cleveland Johnson was born on February 23, 1903, in Pryor, Oklahoma. Johnson was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1929, with the Detroit Tigers. Johnson had a 10-year career as an outfielder. In 1,155 games he batted .296 with 58 HR and 556 RBI.

A strong-armed outfielder, Roy twice led the league in assists and twice in errors. As a Tiger rookie in 1929, he set the still-standing AL record of 31 outfield errors. Also in 1929 he led the AL in doubles with 45, and in 1931 he led the AL in triples with 19. He played in the 1936 World Series with the Yankees.

Johnson died September 10, 1973 in Tacoma, Washington, at age 70.

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Johnson's Moments in the Sun

In his 1929 debut, Johnson became the first rookie in major league history to get 200 hits in a season (201) and also led the AL with 45 doubles and 640 at-bats while hitting .314 with a career-high 128 runs.

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Achievements

AL At Bats Leader (1929)
AL Doubles Leader (1929)
AL Triples Leader (1931)
100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1934)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 3 (1929, 1931 & 1932)
200 Hits Seasons: 1 (1929)

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Trivia

In 1929 with the Tigers, Johnson (201) and Dale "Moose" Alexander (215) became the first pair of rookie teammates with over 200 hits in a season, a mark that still stands. They would ultimately be traded together to Boston.
Also in 1929, Johnson (128) and Alexander (110) became the first pair of rookie teammates to each score at least 100 runs. The only players to match that feat did so 77 years later when Dan Uggla (105) and Hanley Ramirez (119) achieved it with the 2006 Florida Marlins.
Johnson was one-quarter Cherokee (Native American).

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Transactions

October 19, 1928: Traded by the San Francisco (PCL) to the Detroit Tigers for Al Wingo and cash.
June 12, 1932: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Dale Alexander to the Boston Red Sox for Earl Webb.
December 17, 1935: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Carl Reynolds to the Washington Senators for Heinie Manush.
January 17, 1936: Traded by the Washington Senators with Bump Hadley to the NY Yankees for Jimmie DeShong & Jesse Hill.
May 11, 1937: Selected off waivers by the Boston Bees from the New York Yankees.
May 12, 1938: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Boston Bees.