Wallace Johnson

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Wallace Darnell Johnson (born December 25, 1956 in Gary, Indiana), is a former second baseman for the Montreal Expos and a Chicago White Sox third base coach.

After graduating from Indiana State University Wallace was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the sixth round of the 1979 amateur draft. Made his Major League debut in September 1981. On May 25, 1983 he was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Vail. March 27, 1984 he was released by Giants and signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.

Johnson led the major leagues in pinch-hits during the period 1987-1990. On August 11, 1990 he was released by the Montreal Expos again and signed with the Oakland Athletics, but he did not appear in any games for the A's. He played his final Major League game on August 3, 1990.

He spent three years (1995-1997) coaching in the Atlanta Braves minor league system and five years as the third base coach with the Chicago White Sox but was fired after the 2002 season.

Johnson's was an acclaimed pinch-hitter. His pinch-hit knocked in the winning run that put the Montreal Expos in their first (and only) postseason in 1981. He was the Expos all-time pinch-hit leader with 86.

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