Английская Википедия:Brian Johnson (catcher)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:BLP sources Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography
Brian David Johnson (born January 8, 1968) is an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1994 to 2001. Prior to his professional career he attended Stanford University and played for the Stanford Cardinal baseball and football teams.
Early life
Johnson attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California, from 1983 to 1986, where he was a three-sport varsity letterman. As a catcher and pitcher for the Titans, Johnson tied one national record and broke six state records while being selected as an All-American. Johnson was the starting quarterback during all three of his years at Skyline.
In addition, he was the backup to Gary Payton on Skyline's varsity basketball team. Johnson was named the California Athlete of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports three times. Brian was also the bat boy and later played for the Oakland Horsehide softball club during the 1980s. Johnson projected to be a first-round draft pick after his senior year (1986). A week prior to the draft, he notified each team that he would not sign if drafted as he wanted to pursue his dream of playing two-Division I sports - while earning his degree on-time in four years. The Montreal Expos selected him in the 30th round of the 1986 MLB draft.
Career at Stanford University
Johnson earned a full scholarship to play quarterback for Stanford University. He was the starting quarterback during parts of his first 3 seasons. Johnson also played for the Cardinal's baseball team where he played seven different positions (all but catcher and second base) helping the team win two College World Series championships.
Major League Baseball career
After his junior year at Stanford, Johnson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 16th round (413th overall) of the 1989 MLB draft to play third base. However, it seemed as though Johnson was destined to play catcher instead, a position he hadn't played since high school. He played for six different ball clubs during his career: the San Diego Padres (Шаблон:Mlby-Шаблон:Mlby), Detroit Tigers (Шаблон:Mlby), San Francisco Giants (Шаблон:Mlby-Шаблон:Mlby), Cincinnati Reds (Шаблон:Mlby), Kansas City Royals (Шаблон:Mlby) and Los Angeles Dodgers (Шаблон:Mlby). He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 4, 1994, and played his final game on September 21, 2001.
On September 18, 1997, Johnson hit a home run in the bottom of the 12th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers to move the San Francisco Giants into a tie with the Dodgers for first place.[1] The Giants won the National League West.[2]
References
External links
Шаблон:1988 Stanford Cardinal baseball Шаблон:Stanford Cardinal quarterback navbox
- Английская Википедия
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Albany-Colonie Yankees players
- Baseball players from Oakland, California
- Players of American football from Oakland, California
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Fort Lauderdale Yankees players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Greensboro Hornets players
- Gulf Coast Dodgers players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Indios de Mayagüez players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Memphis Redbirds players
- San Diego Padres players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Stanford Cardinal baseball players
- Stanford Cardinal football players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Skyline High School (Oakland, California) alumni
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
