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Roy Johnson
Roy Johnson
	Outfielder
	Born: June 27, 1959; Parkin, Arkansas
	Died: January 26, 2009 (aged 49); Campeche, Mexico
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	July 3, 1982, for the Montreal Expos
Last appearance
	April 14, 1985, for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
Batting average	.171
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	4
Teams
	Montreal Expos (1982, 1984-1985);

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Roy Edward Johnson (June 27, 1959 – January 26, 2009) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at center field in parts of three seasons for the Montreal Expos (1982, 1984–85). Listed at 6' 4", 205 lb., Johnson batted and threw left-handed. A native of Parkin, Arkansas, he was selected by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1980 draft out of Tennessee State University.

Baseball Career

Johnson was a distinguished hitter in the minors, but he was not able to translate it to major league success. He hit a .361 batting average with 90 RBI and a .561 slugging for the 1982 Wichita Aeros, where he also played in 1983. Dealt to the Oakland Athletics, he played for Triple-A Tacoma Tigers during three seasons (1986–87), hitting .343 in 1986. He posted a .171 average (12-for-70) with one home run and four RBI in 36 major league games. In an eight-season minors career, he hit .291 with 85 homers and 428 RBI in 773 games, including a .829 on-base plus slugging. He also played for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League and later became their hitting coach.

Death

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.

Facts

Johnson is regarded as one of the most powerful foreign-born hitters to play in Mexican baseball. Well known as the "Arkansas Train," he shares the Mexican League record for most home runs in one game with four, and hit more home runs than any other player in the Campeche team history, with 114.^[1]

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

^ Obituary

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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-==Career==
 '''Roy Edward Johnson''' (June 27, 1959 – January 26, 2009) was an [[outfielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]], playing mainly at [[center field]] in parts of three seasons for the [[Montreal Expos]] (1982, 1984–85). Listed at 6' 4", 205&nbsp;lb., Johnson batted and threw [[left-handed]]. A native of [[Parkin, Arkansas]], he was selected by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1980 draft out of [[Tennessee State University]].
+==Baseball Career==
 Johnson was a distinguished hitter in the [[minor league baseball|minors]], but he was not able to translate it to major league success. He hit a .361 [[batting average]] with 90 [[run batted in|RBI]] and a .561 [[slugging percentage|slugging]] for the 1982 [[Wichita Aeros]], where he also played in 1983. Dealt to the [[Oakland Athletics]], he played for Triple-A [[Tacoma Tigers]] during three seasons (1986–87), hitting .343 in 1986. He posted a .171 average (12-for-70) with one [[home run]] and four RBI in 36 major league games. In an eight-season minors career, he hit .291 with 85 homers and 428 RBI in 773 games, including a .829 [[on-base plus slugging]]. He also played for the [[Piratas de Campeche]] of the [[Mexican League (baseball)|Mexican League]] and later became their [[coach (baseball)|hitting coach]].