Cliff Johnson (baseball player)

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Clifford Johnson, Jr. (born July 22, 1947 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former catcher/DH in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros (1972-1977), New York Yankees (1977-1979), Cleveland Indians (1979-1980), Chicago Cubs (1980), Oakland Athletics (1981-82), Toronto Blue Jays (1983-84, 1985-1986) and Texas Rangers (1985). He batted and threw right handed.

In a 15-season career, Johnson posted a .258 batting average with 196 home runs and 669 RBI in 1369 games played. Johnson holds the ML record for pinch home runs with 20.

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Johnson's pinch hit home run in the top of the 10th inning gave Astros teammate Ramón de los Santos his first and only major league win. {Shea Stadium -- August 28, 1974}