{"id":9867,"date":"2016-03-11T02:05:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T08:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=9867"},"modified":"2016-03-11T19:34:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T01:34:07","slug":"107-charles-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/107-charles-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"#107 – Charles Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Charles Johnson<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>107<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0C<\/p>\n

Year With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a02000<\/p>\n

With the White Sox holding a 9 1\/2 game lead in the AL Central just days before the trade deadline in 2000, GM Ron Schueler struck a deal to improve the team for the stretch run and the post-season, picking up Charles Johnson and Harold Baines from the Orioles in exchange for Brook Fordyce and three prospects. \u00a0In his first game with the White Sox, Johnson hit a game-winning home run off John Wetteland and guided James Baldwin to his best start in his last 11 outings.<\/p>\n

In 44 games over the season’s final two months, Johnson hit .326 with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs. \u00a0He also provided a stabilizing effect behind the plate for a pitching staff that fell apart due to injuries as the post-season approached. \u00a0As the White Sox battled the Mariners in the ALDS, Johnson was one of the few hitters who showed up, going 3-9 in the 3 game sweep. \u00a0After the season, he became a free agent, ending his brief, but successful, White Sox career.<\/p>\n

Johnson’s\u00a0numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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BA<\/span><\/th>\nAt Bats<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRBI<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nDoubles<\/span><\/th>\nTriples<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nSB<\/span><\/th>\nGIDP<\/span><\/th>\nErrors<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0.385<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.326<\/span><\/td>\n135<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n44<\/span><\/td>\n36<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n37<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n44<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n