Johnson died at his San Francisco de Campeche home of a heart attack at the age of 49. He was buried at Jardines del Angel Cemetery, in Campeche. After his death, the Piratas retired Johnson's 39 number.[2]
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Johnson is regarded as one of the most powerful foreign-born hitters to play in Mexican baseball. Called the "Arkansas Train," he shares the Mexican League record for most home runs in one game with four, and has the Campeche home run record as well (114).[3]
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January 01, 1970
johnson, 1980s, outfielder, other, uses, johnson, edward, johnson, june, 1959, january, 2009, american, professional, baseball, outfielder, appeared, games, major, league, baseball, mainly, center, fielder, parts, three, seasons, montreal, expos, 1982, 1984, 1. For other uses see Roy Johnson Roy Edward Johnson June 27 1959 January 26 2009 was an American professional baseball outfielder who appeared in 36 games in Major League Baseball MLB mainly as a center fielder in parts of three seasons for the Montreal Expos 1982 1984 1985 Listed at 6 feet 4 inches 1 93 m tall and 205 pounds 93 kg the native of Parkin Arkansas batted and threw left handed He was selected by the Expos in the fifth round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft out of Tennessee State University Roy JohnsonOutfielderBorn 1959 06 27 June 27 1959Parkin ArkansasDied January 26 2009 2009 01 26 aged 49 Campeche MexicoBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutJuly 3 1982 for the Montreal ExposLast MLB appearanceApril 14 1985 for the Montreal ExposMLB statisticsBatting average 171Home runs1Runs batted in4TeamsMontreal Expos 1982 1984 1985 Johnson was a distinguished hitter in the minors but he was not able to translate it to major league success He posted a 171 batting average 12 for 70 with four doubles one home run a two run shot off Rich Bordi of the Chicago Cubs on September 12 1984 1 and four runs batted in through 79 MLB plate appearances In his eight season minor league career Johnson hit 291 with 85 homers and 428 RBI in 773 games including an 829 on base plus slugging percentage He hit 361 with 90 RBI and a 561 slugging percentage at Triple A for the 1982 Wichita Aeros where he also played in 1983 Dealt to the Oakland Athletics he was a member of the Triple A Tacoma Tigers during three seasons 1986 1988 hitting 343 in 1986 He also played for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League and later became their hitting coach Johnson died at his San Francisco de Campeche home of a heart attack at the age of 49 He was buried at Jardines del Angel Cemetery in Campeche After his death the Piratas retired Johnson s 39 number 2 Facts editJohnson is regarded as one of the most powerful foreign born hitters to play in Mexican baseball Called the Arkansas Train he shares the Mexican League record for most home runs in one game with four and has the Campeche home run record as well 114 3 The 1982 Expos had Andre Dawson Tim Raines and Warren Cromartie as regulars in the outfield with Terry Francona and Johnson serving in backup roles References edit Retrosheet box score 12 September 1984 Chicago Cubs 11 Montreal Expos 5 A ocho anos de la partida de Roy Johnson la aficion sigue recordandolo Primera Plana in Spanish 27 January 2017 Retrieved 28 July 2021 ObituaryExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy Johnson 1980s outfielder amp oldid 1198291062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
